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

2. How much money did Cheng withdraw from her bank after the organization of the Red Guards?

3. What was the name of club where Cheng danced with a Swiss friend in the 1950s?

4. How many categories of enemies were there during the Cultural Revolution?

5. By 1966, how many years had passed since Cheng's husband had died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did it trouble Cheng that she was put in a ward with surgical cases?

3. Why didn't Cheng go to Hong Kong when Shell applied to close the office in 1965?

4. What did Mr. Hu say about Communist Party officials and an inferiority complex?

5. What damage did Xiao Xu, a schoolteacher friend of Meiping's, report that the Red Guards were perpetrating in Shanghai?

6. How did Xiao Xu escape to Hong Kong?

7. Why did Li Zhen commit suicide?

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

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

10. During a meeting at the technical school in March 1969, why did Cheng laugh when Tao gave a confession?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Confucious said that "A compassionate heart is possessed by every human being." Using examples from the book, discuss whether Cheng found that quotation to be true during the Cultural Revolution.

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 how a faith in God helped Cheng deal with the challenges of imprisonment.

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