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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many prisoners worked in TIlanqiao prison compound producing goods?
(a) Over 20,000.
(b) About 8,000.
(c) About 15,000.
(d) Over 10,000.

2. In 1966, how many people in Shanghai lived as Westerners?
(a) A dozen or so families.
(b) A couple dozen familes.
(c) Five or six familes.
(d) Maybe twenty families.

3. What had Cheng's servant Lao-zhao left for her on a tray on a coffee table on July 3, 1966?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Iced coffee.
(c) Iced water.
(d) Iced tea.

4. In Chapter 9, to which ward at the hospital was Cheng taken?
(a) Surgical ward.
(b) TB ward.
(c) Infectious diseases ward.
(d) Orthopedic ward.

5. What type of vehicle was used to take Cheng to and from the struggle meeting?
(a) Black jeep.
(b) Green jeep.
(c) A heavy duty truck.
(d) A Soviet car.

6. What was every radio station broadcasting in Chapter 4?
(a) An article from the "Shanghai Liberation Daily."
(b) Lead article from the "People's Daily."
(c) The news of a plot by the capitalists.
(d) The announcement of the person to conduct the Cultural Revolution in Shanghai.

7. How many days was Cheng forced to return to the interrogation room and read a letter drafted by Mao Zedong in 1948?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 3 days.

8. When Cheng was taken to an interrogation in Chapter 8, how many men were in the room?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

9. In August of 1968, what gift did Mao send to workers at Qinghua University?
(a) Mangoes.
(b) Avocadoes.
(c) Tangerines.
(d) Pineapples.

10. How many pockets could officers have on their uniforms?
(a) Two pockets.
(b) Three pockets.
(c) One pocket.
(d) Four pockets.

11. What was Cheng doing when she was told to report for her first interrogation session?
(a) Walking in the exercise yard.
(b) Cleaning her cell.
(c) Eating lunch.
(d) Laundry.

12. How much money was Cheng carrying when she arrived at No. 1 Detention House?
(a) 300 yuan.
(b) 100 yuan.
(c) 200 yuan.
(d) 400 yuan.

13. When was the Ninth Party Congress held in Beijing?
(a) July 1, 1969.
(b) April 1, 1969.
(c) September 1, 1969.
(d) March 1, 1969.

14. How many categories of enemies were there during the Cultural Revolution?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Seven.

15. What foreign company did Cheng's husband serve as general manager of their Shanghai office?
(a) Hunt Petroleum.
(b) Hess Oil and Chemical.
(c) Shell International Petroleum Company.
(d) Sinclair Oil Corporation.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1966, how many years had passed since Cheng's husband had died?

2. 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?

3. In 1966, where did Winnie Huang teach English and Latin?

4. What was Tao's job at Shell?

5. Who had been staying at the technical school where Cheng's struggle meeting was held?

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