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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. Where did Mr. Hu spend his childhood years?
(a) Fuyang.
(b) Yuhang.
(c) Xiaoshan.
(d) Hangzhou.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Cheng's mother die?

2. While the interrogators were trying to get Cheng to confirm her brother's accusation, what did they refuse to give her?

3. When did Zhou Enlai die?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Cheng decide had happened when the preface was removed from her book of Mao quotations?

2. What permanent damage was done to Cheng's hands after she was handcuffed for eleven days?

3. What agreement did China and Canada make in 1970?

4. Why did Cheng think about the irony of life in China as she watched her disabled student struggle with a disability?

5. What did Cheng say when the interrogators insisted that she had had a photo taken in front of a Kuomintang flag?

6. What would happen to someone who was expelled from the Communist Party?

7. After giving Cheng eggs in her food, what did the kitchen woman do to keep Cheng from thanking her?

8. What did Cheng discover when she went to the Shanghai Athletics Association building to learn more about Meiping's death?

9. How did Cheng tactfully decline Mr. Hu's proposal?

10. What did a man read about Cheng's case before she was released?

(see the answer keys)

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