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Red Scarf Girl - Chapters 1 - 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Red Scarf Girl is _______.

a)

a memoir

b)

a biography

c)

a report

d)

an argument

2.

Who is the leader of the country at the time of the story?

a)

Chairman Mao

b)

Chairman Ji-Li

c)

Chairman Gu

d)

Chairman Long

3.

What does Ji-Li want to audition for?

a)

Liberation Army Arts Academy

b)

The school talent show

c)

To be in the Liberation Army

d)

A movie being filmed

4.

Ji-li's class mate and best friend

a)

An-yi

b)

Yin Lan-lan

c)

Ji-yong

d)

Ji-yun

5.

The character Song Po Po is a ___________________ in Ji Li's family.

a)

Aunt

b)

Uncle

c)

Housekeeper

d)

Younger Sister

6.

When was the Cultural Revolution in China?

a)

2001

b)

1920-1930

c)

1945-1955

d)

1966-1976

7.

What are the "fourolds"?

a)

the four leaders of China

b)

the four main holidays in China

c)

the four words you cannot speak or you will go to jail

d)

old ideas, customs and values that represent old China

8.

Who is Ji-li?

a)

The mom of the main character

b)

The beloved teacher

c)

The protagonist (main character) of the story

d)

The great aunt of the main character

9.

Who is Chairman Mao?

a)

The leader of the Cultural Revolution in China

b)

The principal at school

c)

The leader of the classroom exhibit who selects Ji-li

10.

What is the setting of the story, Red Scarf Girl?

a)

China, 1960s

b)

China, 1970s

c)

Vietnam, beginning 1969

d)

Brooklyn, beginning 1979

11.

What change is occurring at the onset of the story?

a)

Civil War

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

Cultural Revolution

d)

WWII

12.

Which is an example of "forolds"

a)

narrow legged pants and pointy shoes

b)

baggy pants

c)

a red scarf

d)

listening to Chairman Mao

13.

Who is the author and narrator of the text?

a)

Thin Face

b)

Chairman Mao

c)

Jiang Xi-Reng

d)

Ji-Li Jiang

14.

Why were the student inspectors cutting the man's pants?

a)

because they were to long

b)

because they were too short

c)

because he dressed fancy

d)

Because he dressed the plain

15.

Which is an example of "forolds"

a)

narrow legged pants and pointy shoes

b)

baggy pants

c)

a red scarf

d)

listening to Chairman Mao

16.
Why does the Liberation Army soldier visit Ji-li’s school?
a)
To recruit students for the Central Liberation Army 
b)
To punish students who go by the four olds 
c)
For a political background check 
d)
To see the great academics of Xin Lee school
17.
What does it mean to "liberate"? Example: "... who helped Chairman Mao liberate China from oppression..."
a)
to refrain from
b)
to free
c)
to participate in
d)
to be subjected to
18.
Why did Ji-li’s father tell his daughter that she cannot audition for the Central Liberation Army Arts Academy?
a)
He was jealous.
b)
He was scared for the political background check.
c)
He disliked Mao.
d)
Trick question- He let her audition! 
19.
Which one is not one of the four olds?
a)
old ideas 
b)
old culture 
c)
old customs
d)
old men 
20.
Why were the signs on old shops being destroyed?
a)
They were new shops. 
b)
Ji-Li said the shops were in debt.
c)
They were part of the four olds.
d)
It was Mao's favorite shop.