Red Scarf Girl: "Half-City Jiangs" (pp. 206-217)

How is Dad cleared of the charge of listening to foreign radio?

• It's discovered the Dad does not own a radio.

• It's discovered that Uncle Zhu lied about Dad's involvement.

• Six Fingers vouches for Dad.

• Uncle Tian confess to listening to foreign radio.

Why doesn't Dad stay when he comes home for his clothes?

• He's with two guards.

• He has to go to work.

• He is being shipped off to the countryside.

• He is being forced to join the army.

Why does Mom want Ji-li to buy a copy of the Workers' Revolt?

• To see if there is any news about Dad.

• So she can read an article about one of Dad's former stage members.

• To see if the Cultural Revolution had ended.

• So she can see the front-page article about the Jiang family.

Why did the people of Nanjing call the family the "half-city Jiang"?

• There were many Jiangs in Nanjing; they helped found the city.

• Nanjiang got of its name from the Jiangs.

• The Jiangs were rich landlords ; they owned over 3,300 acres of land and lots of businesses in Nanjing.

• The Jiangs were famous revolutionaries who helped the Communists defeat the Nationalists.

True or False: Ji-li is anger with her Mom about the article in the Workers Revolt and says, "I hate this landlord family."

• True

• False

True or False: Ji-li drops her family's name, so she can start life anew and be lucky.

• True

• False

What does Officer Ma think Ji-li wants to do?

• Officer Ma thinks Ji-li wants to become a police officer.

• Officer Ma thinks Ji-li wants to provide evidence against her father.

• Officer Ma thinks Ji-li wants to make a confession.

• Officer Ma thinks Ji-li wants to break with her "black" family.

True or False: Ji-li wants to break with the landlords in her family, but not her parents.

• True

• False

What does Ji-li taking the bowl of soup to Song Po-po tell you?

• Ji-li doesn't want to be selfish and hurt her mother anymore.

• Ji-li miss Sing Po-po since she has been fired by her parents.

• Song Po-po is to sick to get her own soup.

• Song Po-po can no longer afford to eat, since Ji-li parents had to let her go.

Who has been helping out the family since Dad has been detained?

• An Yi

• Teacher Wei

• Uncle Tian

• Song Po-po