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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 3, The Red Guards.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did Cheng save to give to her gardener?
(a) 400 yuan.
(b) 700 yuan.
(c) 300 yuan.
(d) 800 yuan.

2. 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) A Kangxi winecup.
(b) Chinese porcelain.
(c) A blanc de chine Goddess of Mercy.
(d) Celadon pottery.

3. What part of her house was Cheng locked in while the Red Guard looted her home?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) Meiping's room.
(c) Dining room.
(d) The kitchen.

4. What type of flowers were in a Qjanlong vase on Cheng's desk?
(a) Roses.
(b) Carnations.
(c) Tulips.
(d) Daisies.

5. Why type of tea did Lao-zhao serve Chen and Li Zhen?
(a) Green tea.
(b) Black tea.
(c) Chrysanthemum tea.
(d) Jasmine tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What foreign company did Cheng's husband serve as general manager of their Shanghai office?

2. Where did Cheng and her husband meet?

3. Where was Cheng kicked when she tried to stop a young man from breaking some of her collection when the Red Guards were in her home?

4. What was the road in front of the former British consulate renamed?

5. What had Cheng's servant Lao-zhao left for her on a tray on a coffee table on July 3, 1966?

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