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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was issued for Cheng and left in her cell while she was being interrogated in Chapter 8?
(a) A warm jacket.
(b) Warm rice.
(c) Another blanket.
(d) Hot drinking water.

2. What was the real source of news for the Chinese people?
(a) Underground pamphlets.
(b) Footpath news.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Foreign newspapers.

3. What did Cheng use to make an eye shade to cover her eyes at night?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) Rags.
(c) Toilet paper.
(d) A towel.

4. 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) Chest.
(b) Hip.
(c) Back.
(d) Arm.

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

6. What book did Cheng take with her when she went to let the Red Guard into her home?
(a) Constitution of the People's Republic.
(b) On Practice and Contradiction.
(c) The Little Red Book.
(d) The Art of War.

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

8. When did the "Liberation Daily" publish Mao's call for the army to support the leftists?
(a) Winter, 1967.
(b) Summer, 1967.
(c) Fall, 1967.
(d) Spring, 1967.

9. By 1966, how many years had passed since Cheng's husband had died?
(a) Nearly 10 years.
(b) Nearly 9 years.
(c) About 8 years.
(d) About 7 years.

10. While Cheng was in the hospital for her hemorrhaging, what extra food was she given one evening?
(a) A small orange.
(b) An apple.
(c) A pear.
(d) A small banana.

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

12. What did the country lad who had been promoted to doctor say Cheng's illness was at first?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Hepatitis.
(d) Bronchitis.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cheng was taken to a struggle meeting on July 4, 1966, who was the target of the meeting?

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

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

4. When did the revolution occur that occur that made China a republic?

5. What did Cheng silently recite to herself when handcuffs were waved at her and she was ordered to confess?

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