Life and Death in Shanghai Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Nien Cheng
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 146 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Life and Death in Shanghai Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Nien Cheng
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 146 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 did Cheng visit the tomb of Ming emperor Wanli?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1957.

2. What predominant emotion did Cheng feel during the struggle meeting held for her?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Regret.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Anger.

3. How many pockets could officers have on their uniforms?
(a) One pocket.
(b) Four pockets.
(c) Two pockets.
(d) Three pockets.

4. By the winter of 1967, how many times a day did everyone have to read from Mao's book of quotations?
(a) Two times.
(b) Three times.
(c) Five times.
(d) Four times.

5. What time of day was it when Cheng was driven through the streets of Shanghai in the police vehicle?
(a) 10:00 p.m.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) 9:00 p.m.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Chinese Communist Party founded?

2. What does Cheng say that her collection may be worth when the Red Guards are looting her home?

3. In 1956, where did Cheng and her husband visit offices of Shell Corporation?

4. What was issued for Cheng and left in her cell while she was being interrogated in Chapter 8?

5. What day of the week were prisoners in No. 1 Detention House allowed to have brooms?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Li Zhen commit suicide?

2. Describe Cheng's cell at No. 1 Detention House.

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

4. What did Cheng do to try to discipline herself with physical and mental exercise?

5. Why did Cheng decide not to make a false confession?

6. Why did it trouble Cheng that she was put in a ward with surgical cases?

7. How were the inmates' sheets laundered at No. 1 Detention House?

8. Why wasn't Cheng afraid to die?

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

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

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