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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day of the week were prisoners in No. 1 Detention House allowed to have brooms?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Sundays.
(d) Saturdays.

2. What predominant emotion did Cheng feel during the struggle meeting held for her?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Regret.
(d) Anger.

3. When did Cheng meet up with Xiao Xu again in Hong Kong?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1980.

4. What year did Mr. Hu start the business that later was turned over to the Communists?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1927.

5. Whom did Cheng defend when she was interrogated in Chapter 8?
(a) Peng Dehuai.
(b) Liu Shaoqi.
(c) Chen Yun.
(d) He Long.

6. By January 1969, how long had it been since Cheng was interrogated?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) Sixteen months.
(c) Over three years.
(d) Over two years.

7. When did Cheng visit the tomb of Ming emperor Wanli?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1961.

8. Where did Mao get the gift that he sent to workers at Qinghua University in August of 1968?
(a) Indian's foreign minister.
(b) Thailand's foreign minister.
(c) Pakistan's foreign minister.
(d) Australia's foreign minister.

9. Who did the interrogator say was a double agent at Shell?
(a) The British secretary to the general manager.
(b) The White Russian secretary to the general manager.
(c) The German secretary to the general manager.
(d) The Australian secretary to the general manager.

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

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

12. What was the date of Meiping's birthday?
(a) May 31.
(b) August 18.
(c) May 12.
(d) August 30.

13. How long did Cheng believe that she had to stand and read a letter drafted by Mao Zedong in December 1948?
(a) Six hours.
(b) Eight hours.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Seven hours.

14. At Cheng's struggle meeting, the man in the tinted glasses told how many Chinese were killed in the eight year war with Japan. How many Chinese were killed?
(a) One million.
(b) Ten million.
(c) Twelve million.
(d) Five million.

15. How often did Cheng travel to Hong Kong when she worked at Shell?
(a) Every four years.
(b) Every three years.
(c) Every other year.
(d) Every two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical problems was Cheng having in the fall of 1968?

2. According to the interrogator, what British agents dealt with Cheng?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what flowers could Cheng smell from her garden?

4. How much money did Cheng save to give to her gardener?

5. How old was the prisoner assigned to Cheng's cell in 1969?

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