Red Scarf Girl

Why most likely does the author include the following details in the excerpt?
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.

• To show the lengths the Communists would go to in order to make Ji-Li feel vulnerable

• To make the reader believe that Ji-Li will turn her father in

• To point out that Ji-Li had allies nearby

• To document what a typical investigation looks like

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of the following best explains the function of the following passage (paragraph 10)?

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.

• Ji-Li is trying to force herself to do the right thing and turn in her father.

• Ji-Li is imagining the worst case scenario.

• It is showing what is happening to Ji-Li’s father while she is being questioned.

• It is a leap ahead in time

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What mainly do the following lines from the text reveal about Ji-Li?

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.

• 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.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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 have the same rights and protections during an interrogation as they would in a free democracy.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

In her live address, the prime minister plans to condemn the attack. What does condemn mean?

• Process of correcting what is wrong

• Able to be taught

• To express disapproval

• Strong belief

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

He spoke with conviction about the importance of volunteer work for young people. Define the word conviction.

• A strongly held belief or opinion

• To be educated

• To act as witness

• To convict a criminal

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The school's new curriculum helped ensure that all students were educable. What is educable?

• Able to be taught/educated

• Something is wrong

• To add

• To speak at court

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does reform mean? During his campaign for office, the governor proposed plans for tax reform.

• Getting money back

• To take the blame

• Making changes in order to improve something

• A strong belief

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Will you testify in my favor at the trial? Define trial

• To represent as a laywer

• Stating something is completely wrong

• To act as witness under oath or to speak on record in court

• To be taught

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The setting of this story is in...

• China

• USA

• Mexico

• Japan

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3