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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. What did one doctor refuse to sell to the Shanghai Museum?

2. When was "Red Star Over China" published?

3. When did the militia surround the Zhou's memorial at Tiananmen Square and kill, wound, or arrest unarmed demonstrators?

4. What was the date of the National Day of the People's Republic of China?

5. What type of a funeral did Cheng's mother have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What opportunity did Cheng have when she was asked to answer questions about her relatives or friends?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What would happen to someone who was expelled from the Communist Party?

9. After giving Cheng eggs in her food, what did the kitchen woman do to keep Cheng from thanking her?

10. What did Cheng say when the interrogators insisted that she had had a photo taken in front of a Kuomintang flag?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Mao believed in learning to swim by swimming. Discuss what Mao meant by that statement and how well the concept worked in actual practice.

Essay Topic 3

Hean's mother told Cheng that "we can't always be our true selves." Discuss why it was not possible for Hean's mother, for Cheng, or for others to be their true selves living in China.

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