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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 save to give to her gardener?

2. What did a prisoner sing on Christmas Eve?

3. What was Cheng served for lunch the first day she was at No. 1 Detention House?

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

5. What was the road in front of the former British consulate renamed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Li Zhen commit suicide?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Xiao Xu escape to Hong Kong?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, discuss the pressures that Cheng's brother experienced that contributed to him making a false accusation against Cheng.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why Mr. Hu advises Cheng to never give a false confession. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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