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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What watch is missing when the Red Guards ask Cheng to inventory her jewelry?
(a) Her husband's watch.
(b) A German watch.
(c) A British Watch.
(d) A Swiss watch.

6. How many years was the Cultural Revolution in effect?
(a) 10.
(b) 25.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

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

8. 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.

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

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

11. What time of day was it when Cheng was driven through the streets of Shanghai in the police vehicle?
(a) 8:00 p.m.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) 10:00 p.m.
(d) 9:00 p.m.

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

13. When was possession of firearms in China declared to be illegal?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1953.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the "Liberation Daily" publish Mao's call for the army to support the leftists?

3. 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?

4. What was Cheng served for lunch the first day she was at No. 1 Detention House?

5. How many men were in the interrogation room when Cheng was taken for her first interrogation?

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