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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's brother make a confession that caused problems for Cheng?
(a) In 1967.
(b) In 1966.
(c) End of 1968.
(d) End of 1969.

2. How many days had Cheng been forced to wear handcuffs?
(a) Eleven days.
(b) Thirteen days.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Twelve days.

3. Where was Meiping born?
(a) London, England.
(b) Canberra, Australia.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Beijing.

4. In a newspaper in 1970, whose name was not listed with the names of members of the standing committee of the Politburo?
(a) Ye Jianying.
(b) Yao Wenyuan.
(c) Hua Guofeng.
(d) Chen Boda.

5. What language were all Chinese supposed to speak?
(a) Cantonese.
(b) Mandarin.
(c) Huizhou.
(d) Pinghua.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mr. Hu spend his childhood years?

2. When did Cheng's mother die?

3. How many students was Cheng teaching English to in Chapter 15?

4. Who was waiting for Cheng when she was released from the detention house?

5. Where was Meiping living after the Revolutionaries took Cheng away?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Cheng determine if Liu Xing was really a friend of Meiping's?

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

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

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

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

8. What was wrong with Cheng's old friend Winnie?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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