Red Scarf Girl Review

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

• 2018

• 1980

• 1970

• 1966

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?

• He tells her she is too young to audition.

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

• He tells her that it is "four-olds" to brag about accomplishments.

• He tells her that she can only audition if she finishes her chores first.

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

• Four members of their old government.

• Their old money system before he came to power.

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

• Four different types of jobs people could no longer have.

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There are many scenes where Ji-li witnesses people identifying and sometimes destroying "four olds". Which event did NOT happen in the memoir?

• A man's clothing was considered "four olds" so high school students cut them up and told him to change his ideals.

• Aunt Xi-Wen is told her fancy clothes and makeup are "four olds".

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

• Townspeople destroy a market sign by stomping on it and hitting it with an ax because it is considered "four olds".

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What is a "da-zi-bao"?

• A type of food popular in China.

• A newspaper.

• A poster criticizing teachers/leaders.

• A picture of Chairman Mao hung at school.

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Who were the Red Successors?

• High school and college aged students chosen to get rid of four olds.

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

• Chairman Mao's bodyguards.

• A secret society that tried to get rid of Chairman Mao.

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

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

• She was a girl and girls were not allowed to be Red Successors.

• She had a to criticize her father publicly and she refused.

• She was not old enough.

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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 suggest that Ji-li ______.

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

• has many powerful allies and friends.

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

• does not cooperate with the investigation.

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

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

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

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

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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?

• 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.

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

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