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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the United States and China establish diplomatic relations?
(a) February 1, 1979.
(b) April 1, 1979.
(c) March 1, 1979.
(d) January 1, 1979.

2. In Chapter 16, where did Ai-yi go to stay at night?
(a) At a cousin's.
(b) With a friend.
(c) With her brother.
(d) At her mother's.

3. When was the "Gang of Four" arrested?
(a) October 20.
(b) October 6.
(c) October 15.
(d) October 11.

4. How many of Cheng's porcelain pieces did the Shanghai Museum wish to purchase?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Fifteen.

5. What book did Da De bring when he first came to Cheng to learn English?
(a) The Birth of Britain.
(b) The Great Republic.
(c) The Gathering Storm.
(d) Never Give In!

6. How many days had Cheng been forced to wear handcuffs?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Eleven days.
(c) Thirteen days.
(d) Twelve days.

7. Where was the National Day parade held in Beijing?
(a) Dongcheng District.
(b) Haidian District.
(c) Tiananmen Square.
(d) Qianmen Square.

8. In Chapter 10, what 1950s propaganda film was being criticized?
(a) Fighting for Shangai.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Window on America.
(d) Peaceful Spring.

9. Where was Meiping living after the Revolutionaries took Cheng away?
(a) In a doctor's house.
(b) In Cheng's house.
(c) At Professor Chen's house.
(d) At the film studio.

10. What did Cheng's brother accuse Cheng of doing?
(a) Having an affair with a counter revolutionary.
(b) Having her photo taken in front of a Kuomintang flag.
(c) Being a spy.
(d) Taking bribes.

11. While the interrogators were trying to get Cheng to confirm her brother's accusation, what did they refuse to give her?
(a) Hot showers.
(b) Vitamins.
(c) Sulfa drugs.
(d) Rice.

12. What was on the scroll given to Cheng for donating her porcelain pieces?
(a) A painting by Lan Ying.
(b) A painting by Shen Zhou.
(c) A painting by Tang Yin.
(d) A painting by Wen Jia.

13. How was Cheng's disabled student handicapped?
(a) Polio.
(b) A fall.
(c) A bicycle accident.
(d) A birth defect.

14. What type of a funeral did Cheng's mother have?
(a) Christian.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Buddhist.

15. How long did the old custom of foot-binding linger in some remote rural areas of China?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1900s.
(d) 1920s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Cheng give Da De for a wedding present?

2. Where did Ai-yi's husband and son live?

3. What words did Ai-yi discover written on the front gate?

4. In January 1971, how large was the room where Cheng was locked in after an interrogation session?

5. What type of trees did the Housing Bureau plant in Cheng's garden?

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