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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Cheng's handcuffs were removed, what extra food was buried at the bottom of her food container?
(a) A piece of pork.
(b) Two hard-boiled eggs.
(c) A piece of beef.
(d) Scrambled eggs.

2. How much did Cheng weigh after being released from the detention house?
(a) 90 pounds.
(b) 95 pounds.
(c) 85 pounds.
(d) 100 pounds.

3. When was Meiping born?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1942.

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

5. When was Cheng released from No. 1 Dentention House?
(a) February 13, 1975.
(b) April 16, 1974.
(c) March 27, 1973.
(d) May 12, 1972.

6. What type of trees did the Housing Bureau plant in Cheng's garden?
(a) Metasequoia trees.
(b) Tallow Trees.
(c) Plum trees.
(d) Maple Trees.

7. How much money did Cheng give Da De for a wedding present?
(a) 300 yuan.
(b) 500 yuan.
(c) 400 yuan.
(d) 200 yuan.

8. How much of Cheng's money did the Security Bureau issue Hean to furnish Cheng's new home?
(a) 500 yuan.
(b) 4,000 yuan.
(c) 400 yuan.
(d) 5,000 yuan.

9. What was the diagnosis for Cheng's condition when she was taken to the hospital in 1973?
(a) Kidney cancer.
(b) Bladder cancer.
(c) Uterine cancer.
(d) Colon cancer.

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

11. What size were Cheng's fingers when her handcuffs were removed?
(a) Size of celery sticks.
(b) Size of carrots.
(c) Size of a spring roll.
(d) Size of three pencils bound together.

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

13. In January 1971, how large was the room where Cheng was locked in after an interrogation session?
(a) About 4 ft. square.
(b) About 8 ft. square.
(c) About 6 ft. square.
(d) About 5 ft. square.

14. What did Cheng's old gardener tell her happened to Lao-zhao when he was beaten by the Red Guards?
(a) Broke his leg.
(b) Broke his arm.
(c) Received a concussion.
(d) Cracked a rib.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Cheng questioned by a member of the Military Control Commission of the People's Art Theater?

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

3. What language were all Chinese supposed to speak?

4. When did the militia surround the Zhou's memorial at Tiananmen Square and kill, wound, or arrest unarmed demonstrators?

5. How long did the old custom of foot-binding linger in some remote rural areas of China?

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