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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 was Meiping living after the Revolutionaries took Cheng away?
(a) At Professor Chen's house.
(b) In Cheng's house.
(c) In a doctor's house.
(d) At the film studio.

2. How far did the Zhus have to go to get water and use the bathroom after the Red Guards looted their home?
(a) About 150 yards.
(b) More than 100 yards.
(c) More than 200 yards.
(d) About 250 yards.

3. Why was Cheng questioned by a member of the Military Control Commission of the People's Art Theater?
(a) To discuss Huang Zuolin.
(b) To discuss Lin Liguo.
(c) To discuss Du Fu.
(d) To discuss Chen Boda.

4. When was "Red Star Over China" published?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1950s.

5. When was the "Gang of Four" arrested?
(a) October 11.
(b) October 15.
(c) October 6.
(d) October 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dr. Gu give to the Shanghai Museum?

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

3. What was the diagnosis for Cheng's condition when she was taken to the hospital in 1973?

4. When did the United States and China establish diplomatic relations?

5. What was the date of the National Day of the People's Republic of China?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Maoists think about individuals who may have made important scientific or artistic contributions to China's cultural life before the Communists came to power?

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

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

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

7. How did Cheng persuade an official to give her a passport application?

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

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

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

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