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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 5, Solitary Confinement.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Cheng's struggle meeting held?
(a) October 12, 1966.
(b) November 17, 1966.
(c) August 13, 1966.
(d) September 27, 1966.

2. What type of trees lined the drive of No. 1 Detention House?
(a) Plum trees.
(b) Tallow trees.
(c) Maple trees.
(d) Willow trees.

3. When Cheng went upstairs to use the bathroom during the looting of her home, what was a young man about to step on and break?
(a) Chinese porcelain.
(b) Celadon pottery.
(c) A blanc de chine Goddess of Mercy.
(d) A Kangxi winecup.

4. How long did it take the Communist Party to overthrow the Kuomintang government?
(a) 22 years.
(b) 31 years.
(c) 17 years.
(d) 12 years.

5. How much money did Cheng withdraw from her bank after the organization of the Red Guards?
(a) 6,000 yuan.
(b) 20,000 yuan.
(c) 8,000 yuan.
(d) 10,000 yuan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color flowers were growing on weeds in a corner of the exercise yard at No. 1 Detention House?

2. Where did Cheng and her husband meet?

3. How many senior high school students who were members of the Red Guard came to loot Cheng's house?

4. What day of the week were prisoners in No. 1 Detention House allowed to have brooms?

5. What was the real source of news for the Chinese people?

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