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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 many men were in the vehicle that took Cheng from her struggle meeting?

2. In 1966, what did Winnie Huang's husband Henry teach?

3. When was possession of firearms in China declared to be illegal?

4. Who was the only person Cheng knew who succeeded in committing suicide in No. 1 Detention House?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did the Red Guards do to Cheng's store cupboard when they looted her house?

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

8. What was the delay in activating the Cultural Revolution?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the things that Cheng did while she was in prison to keep herself physically and mentally fit.

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether the overall mood of the book is optimistic or pessimistic. Use examples from the book to support your arguments.

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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