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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) Hip.
(b) Back.
(c) Chest.
(d) Arm.

3. How many rooms and bathrooms were in Cheng's house?
(a) Seven rooms and three bathrooms.
(b) Nine rooms and four bathrooms.
(c) Five rooms and two bathrooms.
(d) Four rooms and one bathroom.

4. Who did Cheng quote when the interrogator said that one of Mao's quotes was not meant to refer to her?
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Han Suyin.
(c) Marshal Lin Biao.
(d) Deng Xiaoping.

5. When Cheng went to the hospital in Chapter 7, how many months had she been in No. 1 Detention House?
(a) Thirteen months.
(b) Fifteen months.
(c) Eighteen months.
(d) Sixteen months.

6. Who was the only person Cheng knew who succeeded in committing suicide in No. 1 Detention House?
(a) Dr. Song.
(b) Dr. Huang.
(c) Li Zhen.
(d) Chen Yi.

7. Who was the hero of the coup when the Red Guards and Revolutionaries seized power in Shanghai?
(a) Yao Wenyuan.
(b) Qi Baishi.
(c) Wang Hongwen.
(d) Xu Jingxian.

8. What was Cheng served for lunch the first day she was at No. 1 Detention House?
(a) Rice and pickled vegetables.
(b) Watery broth.
(c) Lukewarm watery rice porridge.
(d) Dry rice and boiled green cabbage.

9. What physical problems was Cheng having in the fall of 1968?
(a) Hemorrhaging.
(b) Fainting spells.
(c) Headaches.
(d) Coughing.

10. What was Tao's job at Shell?
(a) Supervisor.
(b) Chief lawyer.
(c) Assistant manager.
(d) Chief accountant.

11. Where did Li Zhen's children live?
(a) Britain.
(b) Australia.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Washington, D.C.

12. What was the name of club where Cheng danced with a Swiss friend in the 1950s?
(a) French Club.
(b) British Club.
(c) Shanghai Club.
(d) German Club.

13. When did Defense Minister Lin Biao abolish all military insignia?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1957.

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

15. In what year did Beijing publish the official propaganda line that the Kuomintang were about to launch an attack?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1957.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Mao get the gift that he sent to workers at Qinghua University in August of 1968?

3. Who was named to conduct the Cultural Revolution in Shanghai by Mao's wife?

4. What direction did Cheng's cell face at No. 1 Detention House?

5. What number was Cheng assigned when she was taken to No. 1 Dentention House?

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