Red Scarf Girl Review

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In what year does Ji-li's story Red Scarf Girl begin? (This is also when the Chinese Cultural Revolution began).

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1966

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In Chapter 1, Ji-li is asked to audition for the Liberation Army, and is excited to tell her family. What is her father's reaction?

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He tells her she cannot audition due to their bad political background.

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Chairman Mao decided that China must get rid of the "four olds". What were these?

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Old ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits.

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Which event did NOT happen in the memoir involving the destruction of 'four olds'?

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Ji-li's Red Scarf is taken from her and ripped up because it was considered 'four olds'.

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What is a "da-zi-bao"?

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A poster criticizing teachers/leaders.

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Who were the Red Successors?

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Middle school aged students who would become Red Guards when they were older.

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Why was Ji-li not elected as a Red Successor?

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Other students in her class revealed they knew her grandfather had been a landlord, which was a negative thing at the time.

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I had thought about their coming to my home but never imagined this. They were going to expose my family in front of my teachers and classmates. I would have no pride left. I would never be an educable child again.
This passage mainly suggests that Ji-li ______.

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is afraid of what this will mean for her and her family.

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What does the passage mainly suggest about Ji-li's relationship with her father? I closed my eyes. I saw Dad standing on a stage, his head bowed, his name written in large black letters, and then crossed out in red ink, on a sign hanging from his neck. I saw myself standing in the middle of the stage, facing thousands of people, condemning Dad for his crimes, raising my fist to lead the chant, “Down with Jiang Xi-reng.” I saw Dad looking at me hopelessly, tears on his face.

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Ji-li is deeply troubled by the possibility of doing anything to hurt her father.

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Thin-Face comes to Ji-li's school and asks her to testify against her father, revealing their bad political background to her teachers. No one speaks up for her, but waits for her answer.
Which of the following best expresses a central idea of this excerpt?

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If someone does not do what the Communists tell them, they are likely to face a harsh punishment.