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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. By January 1969, how long had it been since Cheng was interrogated?

2. In 1966, how many people in Shanghai lived as Westerners?

3. When did Cheng meet up with Xiao Xu again in Hong Kong?

4. In Chapter 7, when did Cheng stop receiving a newspaper in her cell?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Cheng's job at the Shell Petroleum Company?

2. What were the nine categories of enemies during the Cultural Revolution?

3. How was evidence manufactured against Liu Shaoqi?

4. What accusations did the interrogator make against Cheng in Chapter 6?

5. Describe Cheng's cell at No. 1 Detention House.

6. Why didn't Cheng believe that her cellmate received the death penalty?

7. Why wasn't Cheng afraid to die?

8. What did Cheng do to try to discipline herself with physical and mental exercise?

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

10. How did Dr. Song commit suicide in No. 1 Detention House?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cheng discussed the theory of communism and compared it to what she observed about communism in Communist China. Compare and contrast the theory of Communism and the practice of Communism in China.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss Meiping's attitude toward the challenges she experienced growing up in Communist China, especially since she was from a non-working class family.

Essay Topic 3

In 1969, Cheng notes that the people taking part in parades organized to celebrate the conclusion of the Ninth Party Congress were very different from the excited crowds of three years ago. Compare and contrast the actions and attitudes of the people in the street in 1969 to those in the streets in 1966.

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