RSG Chapters 3-6

What is a da-zi-bao?

• The four olds

• Chairman Mao's political advisors

• Writing out a complaint against the school system or bourgeois

• The University that Ji-li hopes to attend

Why was An Yi upset by the da-zi-baos?

• Many of them criticized her mother

• She wished she could write more than one

• She was accused of an inappropriate relationship with a teacher

• She thought they were a waste of school supplies

What did the students force Aunt Xi-wen to do?

• She had her pants cut because they did were considered four olds

• She was forced to join the Red Successors

• She had to leave the town

• She had to put up a poster outside of her house that displayed negative things about herself

What did the da-zi-bao about Ji-li accuse her of?

• An inappropriate relationship with a teacher

• Being a landlord

• Mistreating the poor

• Cheating on her math test

Which statement about Ji-li's grandfather is false?

• He whipped farmers that couldn't pay their rent

• He is the reason that Ji-li can not become a Red Successor

• He was a landlord and exploited his tenants

What bad news does Ji-li get following her graduation?

• She is not going to be able to attend the school she wanted to go to

• She is being forced to audition for the Liberation Dance Team

• Her father has been arrested for being a rightest

• Her grandmother is very sick

What difficult decision do Ji-li's parents make in the chapter, The Sound of Drums and Gongs?

• They sell their house and plan to move closer to Ji-li's Uncle

• They fire Song Po Po

• Ji-li's father decides to quit acting to work for the Chinese Communist Party

• They move Ji-li's grandmother into a nursing home

When Ji-li is trying to decide whether or not to join the da-zi-bao against her aunt, she is faced with a difficult decision. This type of conflict can best be described as:

• Character vs. Character

• Character vs. Self

• Character vs. Nature

Which type of conflict is described in the following scenario: You love going to soccer every Friday night. However, last week you had to go to dinner with your family instead, and this week a friend has invited you to the movies.

• Character vs. Society

• Character vs. Technology

• Character vs. Character

• Character vs. Self

Which type of conflict is being described in the following scenario: At a party, you spent a lot of time talking to a friend from your math class. Now another classmate has spread rumors about the two of you.

• Character vs. Self

• Character vs. Character

• Character vs. Nature

• Character vs. Fate