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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was named Mao's successor at the Ninth Party Congress?
(a) Jiang Qing.
(b) Lin Biao.
(c) Zhou Enlai.
(d) Chen Yi.

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

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

4. In 1966, what did Winnie Huang's husband Henry teach?
(a) Music.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Law.
(d) Architecture.

5. What was the penalty for attempting to escape to Hong Kong?
(a) Ten to twenty years in prison.
(b) Thirty to forty years in prison.
(c) Thirty-five years in prison.
(d) Fifteen years in prison.

6. Who had been staying at the technical school where Cheng's struggle meeting was held?
(a) Ex-staff of Shell.
(b) Former business owners.
(c) Former teachers.
(d) Labor Reform Workers.

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

8. What business did Mr. Hu own until 1956?
(a) Clothing factory.
(b) Paint factory.
(c) Cereal factory.
(d) Canned goods factory.

9. Where did Mao get the gift that he sent to workers at Qinghua University in August of 1968?
(a) Indian's foreign minister.
(b) Australia's foreign minister.
(c) Pakistan's foreign minister.
(d) Thailand's foreign minister.

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

11. What part of her house was Cheng locked in while the Red Guard looted her home?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) Dining room.
(c) Meiping's room.
(d) The kitchen.

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

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

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

15. When did Cheng meet up with Xiao Xu again in Hong Kong?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1985.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of trees lined the drive of No. 1 Detention House?

2. When was possession of firearms in China declared to be illegal?

3. When was the Ninth Party Congress held in Beijing?

4. When did the Communist Army enter Shanghai?

5. In 1956, where did Cheng and her husband visit offices of Shell Corporation?

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