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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 did the newspapers say the schools in China were producing?
(a) Communists.
(b) Capitalists.
(c) Socialists.
(d) Revisionists.

2. Why did Ji Li's father not want her to be a part of the group she was selected for?
(a) There would be less money for their stipends.
(b) There would be a background check on their family.
(c) She would not be trained in mathematics.
(d) She would be taken away from the family.

3. Why did Ji Li's family do what they did with old pictures?
(a) They wanted to preserve the past.
(b) They were tired of the connections.
(c) They were bad evidence.
(d) They were Four Olds.

4. Where was the Propaganda Wall placed?
(a) In the town square.
(b) Behind the public offices.
(c) At the end of the alley.
(d) In front of the school.

5. What kind of clothes did Jiang Xi wear?
(a) American.
(b) Men's.
(c) Provocative.
(d) Eurpean.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ji Li when the Cultural Revolituion began?

2. What happened to Grandpa Hong's stall when classes were canceled?

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

4. What occupation did Ji Li's parents once hold?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Ji Li go while her house was searched?

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

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

5. What made Ji Li happy to skip school?

6. What did the sound of drums and gongs mean?

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

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

9. What did Ji Li have to do outside of Jiang-Xi's house?

10. Why did Ji Li turn down the honor given her at the beginning of the book?

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