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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cheng say that her collection may be worth when the Red Guards are looting her home?
(a) A thousan yuan.
(b) A million yuan.
(c) Ten thousand yuan.
(d) One hundred thousand yuan.

2. When was the Chinese Communist Party founded?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1921.

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

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

5. What was the road in front of the former British consulate renamed?
(a) Anti-Revisionist Street.
(b) Revolutionary Boulevard.
(c) Anti-Imperialist Street.
(d) Ouyanghai Road.

6. In 1956, where did Cheng and her husband visit offices of Shell Corporation?
(a) Australia and the United States.
(b) Belgium and France.
(c) London and The Hague.
(d) Germany and Hong Kong.

7. When did the Red Guards come to loot Cheng's house?
(a) December 1, 1967.
(b) August 30, 1966.
(c) March 12, 1965.
(d) September 12, 1968.

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

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

10. Who gave Cheng a cup of hot water during Cheng's second winter at the detention house when she had a bad cold?
(a) Her former interrogator.
(b) A guard.
(c) A Labor Reform worker.
(d) A former female interrogator.

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

12. How many people did Mr. Hu say in each organization must be declared to be the "enemy" because that is the percentage that Chairman Mao mentioned in a speech?
(a) Twelve per cent.
(b) Three to five per cent.
(c) One per cent.
(d) Six per cent.

13. How long after Meiping's birthday party did Li Zhen commit suicide?
(a) A month later.
(b) Eight weeks later.
(c) About three months later.
(d) Two weeks. later.

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

15. How often were prisoners allowed a hot shower at No. 1 Detention House?
(a) Twice a month.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Every other month.
(d) Every three months.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What type of flowers were in a Qjanlong vase on Cheng's desk?

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

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