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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 far did the Zhus have to go to get water and use the bathroom after the Red Guards looted their home?

2. When was the "Gang of Four" arrested?

3. While the interrogators were trying to get Cheng to confirm her brother's accusation, what did they refuse to give her?

4. How much of Cheng's money did the Security Bureau issue Hean to furnish Cheng's new home?

5. When did the United States and China establish diplomatic relations?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why wasn't China an egalitarian society?

2. What agreement did China and Canada make in 1970?

3. How did Cheng determine if Liu Xing was really a friend of Meiping's?

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

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

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

7. What did Cheng find at the bookstore when she went looking for English textbooks?

8. How did Cheng tactfully decline Mr. Hu's proposal?

9. Why did Cheng think that she was signaled out for special treatment when she donated her porcelain pieces to the Shanghai Museum?

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

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 why Cheng had mixed emotions about leaving 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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