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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. When Cheng was taken to a struggle meeting on July 4, 1966, who was the target of the meeting?
(a) Qi Baishi.
(b) Tao Feng.
(c) Deng Xiaoping.
(d) Chen Yun.

2. In 1956, where did Cheng and her husband visit offices of Shell Corporation?
(a) Australia and the United States.
(b) Belgium and France.
(c) London and The Hague.
(d) Germany and Hong Kong.

3. What direction did Cheng's cell face at No. 1 Detention House?
(a) East.
(b) Northwest.
(c) Southwest.
(d) West.

4. When was Mao's essay "On the Dictatorship of the People's Democracy" published?
(a) May 12, 1950.
(b) April 13, 1948.
(c) June 23, 1951.
(d) July 1, 1949.

5. How long did it take the Communist Party to overthrow the Kuomintang government?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 22 years.
(c) 31 years.
(d) 12 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Cheng quote when the interrogator said that one of Mao's quotes was not meant to refer to her?

2. When did Cheng visit the tomb of Ming emperor Wanli?

3. When Cheng went upstairs to use the bathroom during the looting of her home, what was a young man about to step on and break?

4. What was Cheng doing when she was told to report for her first interrogation session?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Cheng gain a moral advantage over her interrogator and reinforce her self-confidence?

2. How did Xiao Xu escape to Hong Kong?

3. What nightmare did Cheng have in Chapter 6?

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

5. Why didn't Cheng believe that her cellmate received the death penalty?

6. After the Cultural Revolution was launched, why did Cheng decide not to apply for a travel permit to Hong Kong?

7. What did the Red Guards do to Cheng's store cupboard when they looted her house?

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

9. Why did Li Zhen commit suicide?

10. What was the delay in activating the Cultural Revolution?

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