"Educable Child" Part 2

What are Ji-li and Chang Hong assigned to create together?

• A portrait of Chairman Mao using grains.

• A picture of their school.

• A script for the performance.

• The costumes for the actors.

Why are the kids in the group so tired?

• they staye dup playing games

• They made a pact to not sleep

• They were not expecting the work to be so tiring

What were they trying to say with that title?

• That Chairman Mao and the Red Party were the new, bright future for China

• That it was a pretty sunrise and rooster.

• That a storm was probably on its way.

• That it was the name of their school's song.

How might the black ink symbolize Ji-li’s struggle in this chapter?

• It suggests that creative projects are often messy and difficult to complete.

• It shows that boys are clumsier than girls when it comes to detailed artwork.

• The black ink can be seen as representing the "stain" of her class status, which she feels ruins her efforts to be a good revolutionary for Chairman Mao.

• It implies that the students did not have the proper supplies to finish their work correctly and will eventually get into big trouble with Chairman Mao.

What personal information does Chang Hong share with Ji-li?

• That her father is also in trouble.

• That her family is very poor.

• That her younger brother is very sick with epilepsy.

• That she is afraid of speaking in public.

Why does Chang Hong say she is at school instead of at home with her brother?

• Her parents forced her to go to school.

• She believes revolutionary duties are more important than personal matters

• She is afraid of what the teachers would say if she were absent.

• She did not want to miss the opportunity to work with Ji-li.

What happens right after the girls finish their millet grain picture?

• They put their heads on the table and fall asleep

• They get into an argument about their work.

• They receive an award from Teacher Zhang.

• They are praised by all their classmates.

After their long talk, how does the relationship between Ji-li and Chang Hong change?

• They become rivals.

• hey become more distant.

• They begin to talk like friends or sisters.

• They decide not to speak to each other again.