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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. Where was Meiping born?

2. Where did Ai-yi's husband and son live?

3. What did Cheng use to bandage her wrists after the handcuffs were removed?

4. What did Cheng's old gardener tell her happened to Lao-zhao when he was beaten by the Red Guards?

5. How much did Cheng weigh after being released from the detention house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Cheng persuade an official to give her a passport application?

2. What did Cheng discover when she went to the Shanghai Athletics Association building to learn more about Meiping's death?

3. What was wrong with Cheng's old friend Winnie?

4. What would happen to celebrate the National Day of the People's Republic of China?

5. What did it mean to get things through the "back door"?

6. What did Cheng want done before she would leave the detention house?

7. What did a man read about Cheng's case before she was released?

8. Why did Cheng think about the irony of life in China as she watched her disabled student struggle with a disability?

9. Why did Hean think that the government wanted to be nice to Cheng after her release?

10. What did Maoists think about individuals who may have made important scientific or artistic contributions to China's cultural life before the Communists came to power?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the accusations made against Cheng and how she responded to the accusations. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, discuss why Cheng had mixed emotions about leaving China.

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