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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. How long did the old custom of foot-binding linger in some remote rural areas of China?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1900s.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1930s.

2. Where was the National Day parade held in Beijing?
(a) Haidian District.
(b) Dongcheng District.
(c) Tiananmen Square.
(d) Qianmen Square.

3. Who was waiting for Cheng when she was released from the detention house?
(a) Chen-Ma.
(b) Hean.
(c) Winnie.
(d) Meiping.

4. How many of Cheng's porcelain pieces did the Shanghai Museum wish to purchase?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Nineteen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to whitewash Cheng's new living quarters after her release from the detention house?

2. What besides weeds was growing in the garden of Cheng's home after her release from the detention house?

3. How much did Cheng weigh after being released from the detention house?

4. How many days had Cheng been forced to wear handcuffs?

5. What size were Cheng's fingers when her handcuffs were removed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Cheng think that she was signaled out for special treatment when she donated her porcelain pieces to the Shanghai Museum?

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

3. What did it mean to get things through the "back door"?

4. When did Cheng first have an inkling that another round of power struggles was occurring at the top?

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

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

7. Why did Hean think that the government wanted to be nice to Cheng after her release?

8. What did Cheng want done before she would leave the detention house?

9. What opportunity did Cheng have when she was asked to answer questions about her relatives or friends?

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

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