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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of vehicle was used to take Cheng to and from the struggle meeting?

2. How did Cheng get to and from the struggle meeting for lunch on July 4, 1966?

3. What type of flowers were in a Qjanlong vase on Cheng's desk?

4. When did the "Liberation Daily" publish Mao's call for the army to support the leftists?

5. When did the revolution occur that occur that made China a republic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the delay in activating the Cultural Revolution?

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

3. Why wasn't Cheng afraid to die?

4. What nightmare did Cheng have in Chapter 6?

5. What did a Red Guard do when Cheng told him it was against the Constitution of the People's Republic to enter a private home without a search warrant?

6. Why did the overthrow of the Shanghai municipal government by the radicals shatter any hope Cheng had of a quick solution to her predicament?

7. How was evidence manufactured against Liu Shaoqi?

8. After the Cultural Revolution was launched, why did Cheng decide not to apply for a travel permit to Hong Kong?

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

10. What was one old man's experience with a "rotating struggle"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the arrest of the Gang of Four changed life for Cheng and others in China.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast how the guards felt when Cheng received extra food and vitamins. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the persecution directed toward Cheng even after her release from the detention house.

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