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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 the "Gang of Four" arrested?

3. What emotions did Cheng feel after a statement was read indicating why she was being released?

4. Where did Cheng's mother live?

5. What size were Cheng's fingers when her handcuffs were removed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Cheng solve the problem of visitors showing up day and night?

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

6. What permanent damage was done to Cheng's hands after she was handcuffed for eleven days?

7. What did Cheng decide had happened when the preface was removed from her book of Mao quotations?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast how the guards felt when Cheng received extra food and vitamins. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why Mr. Hu advises Cheng to never give a false confession. Use examples from the book.

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