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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. Who signed the order permitting Shell to retain its head office in Shanghai?

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

3. When did the revolution occur that occur that made China a republic?

4. When did the Red Guards seize power in Shanghai?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Lao-zhao get information to Cheng?

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

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

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

6. How did Xiao Xu escape to Hong Kong?

7. How was evidence manufactured against Liu Shaoqi?

8. Why did Cheng decide not to make a false confession?

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

10. Why did Cheng think the United States trained doctor was working in the prison hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Da De sad that people were not free agents and that good people were sometimes forced to do bad things. Using examples from the book, explain why in China people were not free agents and why they were forced to do bad things.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss how a faith in God helped Cheng deal with the challenges of imprisonment.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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