4. What watch is missing when the Red Guards ask Cheng to inventory her jewelry?
(a) Her husband's watch.
(b) A German watch.
(c) A British Watch.
(d) A Swiss watch.

5. When was the Ninth Party Congress held in Beijing?
(a) April 1, 1969.
(b) July 1, 1969.
(c) March 1, 1969.
(d) September 1, 1969.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of flowers were in a Qjanlong vase on Cheng's desk?

2. When was possession of firearms in China declared to be illegal?

3. How many categories of enemies were there during the Cultural Revolution?

4. How many people did Mr. Hu say in each organization must be declared to be the "enemy" because that is the percentage that Chairman Mao mentioned in a speech?

5. Who was the only person Cheng knew who succeeded in committing suicide in No. 1 Detention House?

Short Essay Questions

1. What damage did Xiao Xu, a schoolteacher friend of Meiping's, report that the Red Guards were perpetrating in Shanghai?

2. What did Cheng do to try to discipline herself with physical and mental exercise?

3. How did Cheng gain a moral advantage over her interrogator and reinforce her self-confidence?

4. What nightmare did Cheng have in Chapter 6?

5. What did a Red Guard do when Cheng told him it was against the Constitution of the People's Republic to enter a private home without a search warrant?

6. How had Cheng been able to get books from a bookshop in London?

7. How did Xiao Xu escape to Hong Kong?

8. What were some of prison regulations at No. 1 Detention House?

9. What was one old man's experience with a "rotating struggle"?

10. Why did Xiao Xu tell Cheng that she and Meiping should flee to Hong Kong?

(see the answer keys)

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