Red Scarf Girl Lesson 9 Recap

True or False: An-Yi's Mother, Teacher Wei was forced to beat a gong and shout badly about herself while armed guards beat her?

• True

• False

True or False: Ji-Li's Aunt, Xi-wen, was forced to sweep the floor and fell. Xi-wen's son, Shan-shan, did not help his own mother because he had "written a da-zi-bao after their house had been searched, formally breaking relations with his mother."

• True

• False

True or False: After a teacher called to meet with Ji-Li, she agreed to meet with them because she is not at all bothered by her class status and what it has done to her, her family, and those around her.

• True

• False

True or False: Ji-yun (Ji-li's sister) had her backpack thrown out the window. Her bullies also called her a black whelp, stood on her desk, and threatened to dig her eyes out.

• True

• False

True or False: Ji-Li saw her brother's friend, Xiao-cheng, being forced to wear a tall dunce cap covered with red X’s, the sign for a criminal, with his head forced down and his wrists bound behind his back. The worst part? The son did not care.

• True

• False

True or False: Another friend's, Ming-Ming's, father was beaten to death and then "hung himself." His body was then cremated.

• True

• False

True or False: An-Yi's mom was forced to climb a high chimney of a factory. If the factory was on, the heat and fumes would have nearly killed her.

• True

• False

True or False: Du Hai's mother, was forced to stand on a stool, head lowered, with two torn shoes hung around her neck with a sign that read "SANG HONG-ZHEN, OPPRESSOR OF THE YOUNG, DESERVES TEN THOUSAND DEATHS." Ji-li and An-yi were hoping that this was a sign that Fate is changing.

• True

• False

The chapter ends with Ji-li and An-yi praying to Fate to reveal what is in store for their future. The answer they received was:

• Everything will get better

• Bad luck will continue

• Some good and some bad things will happen

Picture yourself in this situation. The Red Guard is doing all these things to people in the name of justice and revolution.

Do you believe that? Is this justice? Is this a good revolution for the people? Why or why not?