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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Ji Li to take over the cooking in her house?
(a) She came of age.
(b) Song Po-Po was fired.
(c) Her grandmother got sick.
(d) An Yi moved away.

2. What did Song Po-Po try to do while Ji Li was sick with a fever?
(a) Change her ideas.
(b) Cheer her up.
(c) Make her well.
(d) Get new papers.

3. What did the classes study when the school was re-opened?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Chinese history.
(c) Old petitions.
(d) Mao documents.

4. Where was Ji Li supposed to post advertisements when classes were canceled?
(a) Doors of the Army members.
(b) The school windows.
(c) Cars.
(d) Houses of the rich.

5. How did Ji Li know An Yi?
(a) They were cousins.
(b) They were co-workers.
(c) They were neighbors.
(d) They were friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jia Hong-yu march?

2. How long was Ji Li sick with a fever?

3. What was Ji Li most upset about while she was sick with a fever?

4. What did Ji Li do after being lectured by the Red Successors?

5. Why did Dad decide to paint something in his house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What made Ji Li happy to skip school?

2. What was the meaning of Ji Li's name?

3. How did Mom preserve her ancestor's clothing?

4. How did Ji Li respond to the bike incident?

5. Why did Ji Li smell smoke in her house one night?

6. What happened when the Red Guard asked to borrow a bike?

7. What happened at the Great Prosperity Market and why?

8. What did Six Fingers do in the neighborhood?

9. What kind of honor was Ji Li given at the beginning of the book?

10. Why was Ji Li's name included on a poster?

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