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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Grandma do to make her suspicious to the Red Guard?

2. Where did Jia Hong-yu march?

3. What did Six Fingers run?

4. What did Ji Li mean?

5. Who did not let Ji Li watch search parties?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ji Li choose what to put on her posters?

2. What did Dad do with Grandmother's trunks, and why?

3. What was a Four Old?

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

5. How did Grandmother feel about the Four lds, and how did Ji Li respond to this?

6. Why was Ji Li unable to be in the Red Successors?

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

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

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

10. What was Ji Li's living situation at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

How did Ji Li feel about the Cultural Revolution in Chine when it was over, and what led to this changed ideal?

Essay Topic 3

Death and mortality were two integral themes of this plot. What are some of the key examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this theme affect the main characters?

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