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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ji Li go to watch the sign being broken down?
(a) Nanjing Street.
(b) Nappa Lane.
(c) Nanhong Corridor.
(d) Nallbelow Road.

2. Where did Jia Hong-yu first see Mao?
(a) The Japanese front.
(b) Tiannemen Square.
(c) Shang Hai.
(d) City Hall in Hong Kong.

3. What Committee was over education when the schools re-opened?
(a) Mao's.
(b) Bourgois.
(c) Communist.
(d) Central.

4. What did Ji Li mean?
(a) Successful.
(b) Happy.
(c) Determined.
(d) Reminder.

5. What did Grandma do to make her suspicious to the Red Guard?
(a) Hoarded money.
(b) Wrote a rebel book.
(c) Married a land lord.
(d) Took pictures off the Propaganda Wall.

6. What was the sign finally broken with?
(a) Flame throwers.
(b) Knives.
(c) Machine guns.
(d) An axe.

7. What did people use the Propaganda Wall to do?
(a) Send messages.
(b) Confess their guilt.
(c) Learn about new laws.
(d) Turn in law breakers,

8. How long was Ji Li sick with a fever?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 14 days.

9. What made Ji Li lonely?
(a) Her father kept her locked up.
(b) An Yi was sent to live with her grandparents.
(c) Jiang Xi would not speak to her.
(d) Her friends no longer liked her.

10. Why did Dad send the children away when Tian was visiting?
(a) So they could get some quiet time.
(b) So he could make plans.
(c) So the adults could talk.
(d) So dinner could be prepared.

11. What was painted on the Propaganda Wall?
(a) Statements from the Officials.
(b) Posts about imposters.
(c) A picture of Mao.
(d) A timeline of the old days.

12. Why was Ji Li included in a poster?
(a) She didn't make any of her own posters.
(b) She was a favorite student.
(c) She was related to a teacher.
(d) She was a bad student.

13. What made it hard for Jia Hong-yu to march?
(a) Her leaders didn't trust her.
(b) She looked like a man.
(c) Her parents forbade it.
(d) She was so young.

14. What did Ji Li's family do with old pictures?
(a) Sewed them into pillows.
(b) Burried them.
(c) Burned them.
(d) Ripped them apart.

15. What was wrong with the song at the beginning of the book?
(a) The timing was off.
(b) All of these.
(c) The lyrics were strange.
(d) There were not enough boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dad send the children away when Tian was visiting?

2. Who disagreed with the New China campaign?

3. Where did Jia Hong-yu see the largest group of Red Guards?

4. What did Ji Li learn about her parents when she was not allowed to be in a special group?

5. What were the Red Successors?

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