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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotions did Cheng feel after a statement was read indicating why she was being released?
(a) Anger and disgust.
(b) Frustration and dread.
(c) Joy and happiness.
(d) Gratitude and surprise.

2. How much of Cheng's porcelain collection was returned to her?
(a) A little more than one fourth.
(b) About one fourth.
(c) A little more than half.
(d) Less than half.

3. How long did it take after Cheng was manacled for her to be able to stretch her arms straight out in front of her?
(a) Thirteen months.
(b) Six months.
(c) A year and a half.
(d) A year.

4. Who came to whitewash Cheng's new living quarters after her release from the detention house?
(a) Hean and a friend.
(b) Ai-yi and a family member.
(c) Kong and two young men.
(d) Workers Cheng hired.

5. What words did Ai-yi discover written on the front gate?
(a) A capitalist spy lives here.
(b) An imperialist spy lives here.
(c) A capitalist lives here.
(d) An enemy of the state lives here.

6. What language were all Chinese supposed to speak?
(a) Cantonese.
(b) Mandarin.
(c) Huizhou.
(d) Pinghua.

7. What did Cheng buy the Zhous for a New Year present?
(a) Chocolates and beer.
(b) Cream cake and chocolates.
(c) Cream cake and fruit.
(d) Fruit and chocolates.

8. Where was Meiping born?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) London, England.
(c) Canberra, Australia.
(d) Beijing.

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

10. In the 1970s, who was the chief party secretary in Shanghai?
(a) Yao Wenyuan.
(b) Wan Li.
(c) Lin Liguo.
(d) Zhang Chunqiao.

11. When was Cheng's husband a diplomatic office of the Kuomintang government?
(a) When they lived in Beijing in 1943.
(b) When they lived in Shanghai in 1941.
(c) When they lived in Australia in 1942.
(d) When they lived in Hong Kong in 1939.

12. When did Meiping die?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1969.

13. How far did the Zhus have to go to get water and use the bathroom after the Red Guards looted their home?
(a) More than 100 yards.
(b) About 150 yards.
(c) About 250 yards.
(d) More than 200 yards.

14. Who was waiting for Cheng when she was released from the detention house?
(a) Winnie.
(b) Hean.
(c) Chen-Ma.
(d) Meiping.

15. Where did Cheng's mother live?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Wuhan.
(d) Nanjing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cheng use to bandage her wrists after the handcuffs were removed?

2. In Chapter 10, what 1950s propaganda film was being criticized?

3. Who personally arrested Jian Qing?

4. What was the date of the National Day of the People's Republic of China?

5. After Cheng's handcuffs were removed, how high was the swelling on her arms?

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