Red Scarf Girl

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 suggest that Ji-li ______.

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

• thinks it might be best for her to turn in her father to the authorities.

• has many powerful allies and friends.

• does not cooperate with the investigation.

“Jiang Ji-li has always done well at school. In addition to doing very well in her studies, she participates in educational reform,” Teacher Zhang added.

Which of these inferences about "educational reform" is best supported by this passage?

• Ji-li probably regrets being involved in something so controversial.

• Her teacher is probably bringing it up because it sounds good to the Communists.

• It was likely something that Ji-li became involved with through her father.

• Thin-Face is there because he knows Ji-li was involved in it.

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.

What does the passage mainly suggest about Ji-li's relationship with her father?

• Ji-li thinks the right thing to do would be to turn in her father.

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

• Ji-li suspects that her father is a criminal.

• Ji-li hasn't spoken to her father in a long time.

The gray concrete walls closed around me and a slow drizzle dampened my cheeks. I could not go back to the classroom, and I could not go home.

What do the details from this text mainly reveal about Ji-li?

• Her interrogators were not able to affect her.

• She was placed into a solitary confinement room by the Communists.

• She no longer felt safe with her family or her teachers.

• She knows that she has to reveal secrets about her father.

Which of the following inferences about the interrogation is best supported by the text?

• Ji-li is holding back and not revealing comments against Mao that she knows her father has made.

• The people asking Ji-li questions do not care whether she tells the truth.

• The interrogators have all of the evidence they need on Ji-li’s father.

• Thin-Face is only making empty threats to Ji-li that are unlikely to actually happen.

Which of the following best expresses a central idea of the excerpt?

• Parents in China are willing to sacrifice their children for their own political gain.

• While government officials can be intimidating, children in China know that they can rely on their teachers to support them.

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

• People in China had the same rights and protections during an interrogation as they would in a free democracy.

Which character says, "Jiang Ji-li has always done well at school"?

• Chairman Jin

• Teacher Zhang

• The woman from the theater

• Thin-Face

Which character says, “There is something you can do to prove you are truly Chairman Mao’s child"?

• Chairman Jin

• Teacher Zhang

• The woman from the theater

• Thin-Face