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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what flowers could Cheng smell from her garden?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Roses.
(c) Flowering plum.
(d) Magnolias.

2. What was Cheng doing when she was told to report for her first interrogation session?
(a) Cleaning her cell.
(b) Walking in the exercise yard.
(c) Laundry.
(d) Eating lunch.

3. What type of vehicle was used to take Cheng to and from the struggle meeting?
(a) A heavy duty truck.
(b) Black jeep.
(c) A Soviet car.
(d) Green jeep.

4. By 1966, how many years had passed since Cheng's husband had died?
(a) Nearly 10 years.
(b) Nearly 9 years.
(c) About 8 years.
(d) About 7 years.

5. At No. 1 Detention House, when did Cheng wake with a streaming cold and a severe headache?
(a) End of November.
(b) End of December.
(c) End of September.
(d) End of October.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Mao's essay "On the Dictatorship of the People's Democracy" published?

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

3. In 1966, where did Winnie Huang teach English and Latin?

4. How many men were in the vehicle that took Cheng from her struggle meeting?

5. What direction did Cheng's cell face at No. 1 Detention House?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the bout of pneumonia that Cheng suffered in the winter of 1967 lead to her rapid physical deterioration?

2. Why wasn't Cheng afraid to die?

3. How did Dr. Song commit suicide in No. 1 Detention House?

4. What did Mr. Hu say about Communist Party officials and an inferiority complex?

5. What were the nine categories of enemies during the Cultural Revolution?

6. What did a Red Guard do when Cheng told him it was against the Constitution of the People's Republic to enter a private home without a search warrant?

7. What did Cheng see from the window of Meiping's room during the looting by the Red Guards?

8. How did Xiao Xu escape to Hong Kong?

9. What were some of prison regulations at No. 1 Detention House?

10. Why did Cheng often think back to a few hours before midnight on July 3, 1966?

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