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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Communist Army enter Shanghai?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1937.

2. Who was the only person Cheng knew who succeeded in committing suicide in No. 1 Detention House?
(a) Dr. Song.
(b) Li Zhen.
(c) Dr. Huang.
(d) Chen Yi.

3. How many categories of enemies were there during the Cultural Revolution?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Seven.
(d) Nine.

4. What was the penalty for attempting to escape to Hong Kong?
(a) Ten to twenty years in prison.
(b) Thirty to forty years in prison.
(c) Fifteen years in prison.
(d) Thirty-five years in prison.

5. What day of the week were prisoners in No. 1 Detention House allowed to have brooms?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Sundays.

6. Who signed the order permitting Shell to retain its head office in Shanghai?
(a) Han Suyin.
(b) Mao Yuanxin.
(c) Zhou Enlai.
(d) Sun Yatsen.

7. When Cheng went to the hospital in Chapter 7, how many months had she been in No. 1 Detention House?
(a) Fifteen months.
(b) Sixteen months.
(c) Eighteen months.
(d) Thirteen months.

8. What predominant emotion did Cheng feel during the struggle meeting held for her?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Regret.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

9. Whom did Cheng defend when she was interrogated in Chapter 8?
(a) Chen Yun.
(b) Peng Dehuai.
(c) He Long.
(d) Liu Shaoqi.

10. When was possession of firearms in China declared to be illegal?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1953.

11. How long did Cheng believe that she had to stand and read a letter drafted by Mao Zedong in December 1948?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Six hours.
(c) Seven hours.
(d) Eight hours.

12. How much money did Cheng withdraw from her bank after the organization of the Red Guards?
(a) 10,000 yuan.
(b) 20,000 yuan.
(c) 6,000 yuan.
(d) 8,000 yuan.

13. What type of vehicle was used to take Cheng to and from the struggle meeting?
(a) A heavy duty truck.
(b) A Soviet car.
(c) Green jeep.
(d) Black jeep.

14. Where did Cheng and her husband meet?
(a) London.
(b) United States.
(c) Shangai.
(d) Australia.

15. When did the revolution occur that occur that made China a republic?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1911.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1956, where did Cheng and her husband visit offices of Shell Corporation?

2. How late did the interrogator say that Cheng was to vote in an election for the Shanghai People's Congress?

3. How long did it take the Communist Party to overthrow the Kuomintang government?

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

5. Who had been staying at the technical school where Cheng's struggle meeting was held?

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