View a FREE sample

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 old gardener tell her happened to Lao-zhao when he was beaten by the Red Guards?
(a) Cracked a rib.
(b) Broke his leg.
(c) Received a concussion.
(d) Broke his arm.

2. What did Cheng use to bandage her wrists after the handcuffs were removed?
(a) Strips of clothing.
(b) Part of a quilt.
(c) A pillowcase.
(d) Bits of towels.

3. When was Cheng's husband a diplomatic office of the Kuomintang government?
(a) When they lived in Australia in 1942.
(b) When they lived in Shanghai in 1941.
(c) When they lived in Beijing in 1943.
(d) When they lived in Hong Kong in 1939.

4. When did the United States and China establish diplomatic relations?
(a) March 1, 1979.
(b) January 1, 1979.
(c) April 1, 1979.
(d) February 1, 1979.

5. How much of Cheng's porcelain collection was returned to her?
(a) About one fourth.
(b) Less than half.
(c) A little more than half.
(d) A little more than one fourth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, where did Ai-yi go to stay at night?

2. What language were all Chinese supposed to speak?

3. Why was Cheng questioned by a member of the Military Control Commission of the People's Art Theater?

4. How many of Cheng's porcelain pieces did the Shanghai Museum wish to purchase?

5. When was Meiping born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why wasn't China an egalitarian society?

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

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

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

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

6. What was wrong with Cheng's old friend Winnie?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,053 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample