Writing Da-Zi-Bao 1-22

Why were all school classes suspended?

• • The teachers were on strike.

• • The school ran out of paper and ink.

• • Students were directed to write da-zi-bao criticizing the educational system.

• • The classrooms were being repaired.

What does the word fervor mean in the sentence, "The classrooms buzzed with revolutionary fervor"?

• • Confusion

• • Intense feeling

• • Quiet discussion

• • Fear

Why did Ji-li, An Yi, and Zhang Jie initially have trouble writing a da-zi-bao?

• • They ran out of white paper.

• • They were afraid of the teachers.

• • They were not good at writing.

• • They could not think of anything bad to say about their teachers.

Why did Zhang Jie suggest they go out to the school yard?

• • To get some fresh air.

• • To get ideas by copying what other students had written.

• • To find a teacher for help.

• • To hang up their blank posters.

How did the student called "Pauper" show disrespect to the principal on her

da-zi-bao?

• • She called the principal a monster.

• • She wrote the principal's name like a criminal: upside down and put a red X over it.

• • She lied about the principal's actions.

• • She refused to sign her name to the poster.

According to the poster outside, how were teachers dangerous enemies?

• • They held bombs and knives in thier hands to scare students.

• • They filled students with revisionist ideas and promoted personal ambition which is considered "bad" during the Cultural Revolution.

• • They forced students to fail exams on purpose and do bad to not get in college.

• • They made students read so much they couldn't join the army becuase they couldnt see.

Why did Yin Lan-lan claim she was a "victim" of the educational system?

• • A teacher made her copy her homework five times.

• She believed teachers deliberately ruined her eyesight.

• • She claimed her duties as a working-class student made it hard to pass exams.

• • She was not allowed to be a student leader.

What evidence in the text supports Ji-li's belief that Yin Lan-lan was not very bright?

• • She was from a working-class family.

• • She had failed three times and would not answer questions in class.

• • She was not allowed to join the school choir.

• • She wrote a

    da-zi-bao about her teachers.

One student accused a teacher of deliberately attempting to corrupt a revolutionary. What "corrupt" action did the teacher take?

• • He bought the student some bread for lunch.

• • He gave the student a good grade.

• • He told her she could be a Young Pioneer.

• • He let her skip her homework.

What did Ji-li finally decide to do for her da-zi-bao?

• • Write about Teacher Gu.

• • Write nothing at all.

• • Copy an article from the newspaper.

• • Write about Yin Lan-lan.