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

2. When was the Chinese Communist Party founded?

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

4. What direction did Cheng's cell face at No. 1 Detention House?

5. How many sheets of papers did Cheng use for her autobiography?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Xiao Xu tell Cheng that she and Meiping should flee to Hong Kong?

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

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

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

5. What were some of prison regulations at No. 1 Detention House?

6. How were the inmates' sheets laundered at No. 1 Detention House?

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

8. How had Cheng been able to get books from a bookshop in London?

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

10. What nightmare did Cheng have in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Hean's mother told Cheng that "we can't always be our true selves." Discuss why it was not possible for Hean's mother, for Cheng, or for others to be their true selves living in China.

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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