Red Scarf Girl Assessment

What choice does Ji-Li face?

• to lie for her friends

• to lie for the teacher

• to lie for her mother

• to break with her family and follow Chairman Mao

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

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

What is the main theme of the book 'Red Scarf Girl'?

• A) The struggle between personal desires and political beliefs

• B) The importance of family traditions

• C) The impact of technology on society

• D) The journey of self-discovery

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'Red Scarf Girl' to convey Ji-li's internal conflict?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Irony

• D) Foreshadowing

In 'Red Scarf Girl', what does the red scarf symbolize?

• A) Wealth and prosperity

• B) Rebellion against authority

• C) Loyalty to the Communist Party

• D) Freedom and independence