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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. How many people did Mr. Hu say in each organization must be declared to be the "enemy" because that is the percentage that Chairman Mao mentioned in a speech?

2. What business did Mr. Hu own until 1956?

3. What was the penalty for attempting to escape to Hong Kong?

4. How long did it take the Communist Party to overthrow the Kuomintang government?

5. When did Defense Minister Lin Biao abolish all military insignia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Cheng gain a moral advantage over her interrogator and reinforce her self-confidence?

2. What advice did Mr. Hu come to give Cheng in Chapter 2?

3. 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?

4. How did Xiao Xu escape to Hong Kong?

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

6. What did going to prison mean in Mao Zedong's China?

7. Why did Li Zhen commit suicide?

8. Why did Cheng often think back to a few hours before midnight on July 3, 1966?

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

10. How was evidence manufactured against Liu Shaoqi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mao believed in learning to swim by swimming. Discuss what Mao meant by that statement and how well the concept worked in actual practice.

Essay Topic 2

Several times during her imprisonment, Cheng determined that she must stay alive. Using examples from the book, discuss the reasons why Cheng felt that she must stay alive.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, discuss the problems that the Zhus caused for Cheng and how Cheng solved those problems.

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