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WorksheetsRevolution is Not a Dinner Party (66-101)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
What does the father mean when he says, "Let's go get poked by the cow's horn"?
He wants to take the narrator to a farm
It is a secret code for getting pastries
He is warning the narrator about danger
He is talking about a history lesson
What happened to the Hing Shing pastry shop?
It was sealed off and labeled a "bourgeois nest"
It was burned down
It became a Red Guard meeting place
It moved to a new location
Why was the narrator not nominated for the Young Pioneers?
She had poor grades in history
Her family was considered "bourgeois"
She did not want to join
She was too young
What does the destruction of Bao-bao best symbolize?
The loss of childhood innocence
The narrator’s hatred of dolls
A warning from the Red Guards
A test of the narrator’s strength
What does the father's reaction to the Golden Gate Bridge picture reveal? In other words, what does the Golden Gate Bridge symbolize to these characters?
He values freedom and justice
He regrets his past life
He wants to forget about America
He is proud of Chairman Mao
What is the significance of Comrade Li crushing the banana peel under his boot?
It represents his love for bananas
It symbolizes his power and oppression
It is a joke among the Red Guards
Bananas = Mao
