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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Cheng's brother accuse Cheng of doing?
(a) Having her photo taken in front of a Kuomintang flag.
(b) Taking bribes.
(c) Being a spy.
(d) Having an affair with a counter revolutionary.

2. Who came to whitewash Cheng's new living quarters after her release from the detention house?
(a) Workers Cheng hired.
(b) Kong and two young men.
(c) Hean and a friend.
(d) Ai-yi and a family member.

3. What was the name of Meiping's fiance?
(a) Chen Yi.
(b) Du Fu.
(c) Sun Kai.
(d) Tang Yin.

4. Why was Cheng questioned by a member of the Military Control Commission of the People's Art Theater?
(a) To discuss Du Fu.
(b) To discuss Lin Liguo.
(c) To discuss Huang Zuolin.
(d) To discuss Chen Boda.

5. When did Zhou Enlai die?
(a) February, 1976.
(b) March, 1976.
(c) January, 1976.
(d) May, 1976.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During the time when Cheng was imprisoned, where did Cheng's brother live?

3. Where did Ai-yi's husband and son live?

4. In January 1971, how long was Cheng locked in a cement box in another building?

5. In January 1971, how large was the room where Cheng was locked in after an interrogation session?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Hean think that the government wanted to be nice to Cheng after her release?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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