Revolution is Not a Dinner Party (66-101)

Why does the protagonist's mother visit Mrs. Wong late at night?

• To discuss revolutionary ideas

• To secretly bring food, medicine, and clothes

• To learn how to sew

• To hide from Comrade Li

What is the protagonist's reaction when they see Comrade Li leading the Red Guards?

• They cheer for him

• They run to stop him

• They hide behind a tree and watch in fear

• They report him to their father

hat do the Red Guards confiscate from Mrs. Wong's apartment?

• Her books and paintings

• Her sewing machine, refrigerator, and heater

• Her food and medicine

• Her family heirlooms

Why does the protagonist wake up in the middle of the night and find their father under a blanket?

• He is hiding from the Red Guards

• He is secretly listening to the "Voice of America"

• He is reading forbidden books

• He is practicing English lessons

What does the protagonist’s father say freedom means?

• The right to own as many things as you want

• Being able to read what you want and say what you think

• Following the rules of the government (obeying Mao = freedom)

• Living in a big city

Why does the protagonist compare Comrade Li to a "poisonous snake"?

• He used to be kind but has now turned dangerous

• He moves quietly like a snake

• He is afraid of the Red Guards

• He has stopped visiting their home

What does the protagonist ask their father about America?

• If people there wear Mao uniformsWhat kind of food they eat

• If they also have a Communist Revolution

• If they speak Mandarin

• What kind of food they eat

What does the protagonist's mother bring home less and less of?

• Firewood

• Food

• Clothes

• Money

Why does the narrator wish her family was poor like Yu’s?

• She wants to live on a farm

• She thinks her parents work too much

• She wants to have friends like Yu does

• She dislikes going to school

Why did the narrator and her father keep their pastry shop visits a secret?

• The mother believed the father should rest instead of going out

• The pastries were too expensive for them to be able to pay rent next month

• They were afraid of being caught by the Red Guards while on the street

• The shop only allowed certain customers