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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. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what flowers could Cheng smell from her garden?

2. What was the real source of news for the Chinese people?

3. Who was named to conduct the Cultural Revolution in Shanghai by Mao's wife?

4. When was the Ninth Party Congress held in Beijing?

5. What was Cheng served for lunch the first day she was at No. 1 Detention House?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Red Guards do to Cheng's store cupboard when they looted her house?

2. What was Cheng's job at the Shell Petroleum Company?

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

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

5. What nightmare did Cheng have in Chapter 6?

6. What advice did Mr. Hu come to give Cheng in Chapter 2?

7. What accusations did the interrogator make against Cheng in Chapter 6?

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

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

10. What was the delay in activating the Cultural Revolution?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 1969, Cheng notes that the people taking part in parades organized to celebrate the conclusion of the Ninth Party Congress were very different from the excited crowds of three years ago. Compare and contrast the actions and attitudes of the people in the street in 1969 to those in the streets in 1966.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss Meiping's attitude toward the challenges she experienced growing up in Communist China, especially since she was from a non-working class family.

Essay Topic 3

Confucious said that "A compassionate heart is possessed by every human being." Using examples from the book, discuss whether Cheng found that quotation to be true during the Cultural Revolution.

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