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Red Scarf Girl 3 Questions and Answers Already Passed What is the setting of this book? 1 China 2 Cultural Revolution- destroying the four olds (to bring in communism) What does Ji-Li's name mean? Lucky and Beautiful When the young woman from the People's Liberation Army came to Ji-Li's school, what happened? Tested her flexibility and told her to audition for to Central Liberation Army Arts Academy Why did Ji-Li's father not want her to audition? Their family would not pass the investigation about class status Who is Ji-Li's best friend? An Yi Describe Ji-Li's family. 1. Father- actor, tall, loves reading, great acting teacher, and they thought he knew everything 2. Mother- actress, pretty, and spoiled her kids (works at sports place) 3. Grandma- amazing, used to be a vice-principal, and retired when Ji-Li was born (dad's mother) 4. Ji-yong (middle boy)- eleven, short and plump, play in allies, played no attention to his studies 5. Ji-yun (youngest girl)- ten, short and plump, easygoing, did not strive to be the best, and very stubborn 6. Song Po-po- nanny, housekeeper, and raised the kids Describe Ji-Li's home. Big building, one top floor room, high ceilings, kitchen was small (shared), and private bathrooms Explain what was meant by the "Four Olds" - why did they need to be destroyed? 1. Old ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits -Examples: getting rid of signs, clothing, and foreign words -Peace Theatre changed to Revolution Theatre 2. They needed to be destroyed so they can bring in new ideas (communism) Why did the children think that certain store signs needed to be changed? To make way for the coming of new ideas What types of clothing was considered "four olds"? Women- Any pants with a leg narrower than eight inches and men- nine inches (too tight pants), No pointed shoes (no two toned shoes) **Western Clothes** What did Du Hai correct An Yi about? That yang-san is fourolds (foreign umbrella) and her hair was to long Define "dao-zi-bao." Big posters/ propaganda (present an important issue) What made teachers "bad"? 1. Scholars over workers (proletariat) 2. Fill people with insidious revisionist ideas (change good young socialists into corrupt revisionists) 3. Competition for the highest grade (ambition) What was done to Jiang Xi-wen by the students? To Grandpa Hong? Told her to hang up a poster on her house and made her read it out loud What accusation was made about Ji-Li regarding her teacher Ke Cheng-li? That there was a relationship going on (because she was getting good grade and she's a favorite) Define "Red Guards." 1. Pioneers of the cultural revolution (promoting) (high school and college student make up these people) 2. Red Successor (junior branch) During the election for the Red Successors, what information came out about Ji-Li's grandfather? He was a Landlord Why did Du Hai call a meeting with Ji-Li? To point out her problems Why was Ji-Li upset about the junior high school entrance examination being eliminated? Because she wanted to get into an elite school, so the test would show how smart she is and not worry about her class status but now the test is gone and she's worried she wont stand out anymore What school were Ji-Li and An Yi assigned to by their teachers? Why didn't they end up going there? They both were being sent to Shi-yi Junior High (elite and one of the best school) but did not go because teachers could not assign schools anymore. Who is "six-fingers"? 1. Mr. Ni (he had an extra finger on his right hand) (raided houses with red guards) 2. Looking for anything related to a foursold What happened to Song Po-po? What was Ji-Li's reaction? 1. They fired her (dismissed) 2. She was happy to not be exploiting someone but she loved Song Po-po What was wrong with Ji-Li's grandma? Explain what the trunks were, and what happened to them & their contents. 1. She became sick 2. Painted the trunks were the grandpas fancy clothes (dowry (red leather)) -Cut them into comforter covers and mops (so no one would find them) What was the "propaganda wall"? -- What types of pictures had been painted on it? 1. A wall that once a new campaign started, a picture would be painted to promote the campaign, 2. Propaganda supporting or promote an issue or belief (supporting Cultural Revolution) Define: Morning Repentance; Evening Report; Five Black Categories (they don't really name all 5); the Red Book; Neighborhood Dictatorship Group 1. Morning Repentance and Evening Report- two new rituals praising wall (people who are in trouble) 2. Five Black Categories- landlords, counterrevolutionaries, and rightists (Lowest in China) 3. Red Book- Selected Quotations from the Writings of Chairman Mao (like a Bible) 4. Neighborhood Dictatorship Group- volunteer groups that monitored the activities of neighbors (Chairman= Six Fingers) Identify: Ji Hong-yu. What story did she tell at the meeting at the factory cafeteria? 1. The districts most famous Red Guard leader 2. How she became a Red Leader; She did this by picking up and leaving and not telling anyone just to see him What was done to Old Qian (elderly man who wouldn't let them use the bike)? Pushed him down onto a washboard; Then he fainted What did An-Yi's grandmother do? Why? 1. Jumped out the window; not accepted 2. She was scared because of what happened to Old Qian Why did Ji-li, Grandma, Ji-yong & Ji-yun go to the park? To keep her safe from the Red Guards What "sign" had Ji-li's father arranged with Grandma to warn her? Warn her about what? The mop will not be on the balcony When Grandma was young, what was considered to be the "height of a woman's beauty?" The size of a women's foot (Tightly bind's girl feet to make them smaller) What did Ji-li's Mom & Dad burn? Pictures (that were fourolds) Why did the boys take Ji-yong's cap? Because he was a "black whelp" and he should not have a real army hat What happened when Ji-li's family's house was searched? What accusations were made about Ji-li when the Red Guard found her stamp book? How did Ji-li react to the search? 1. They found Ji-li's stamp collection (fourolds) 2. She was a fourolds (foreign stamps because they want only China stuff) -Called her a "Xenophile" 3. She was scared What was done to An-Yi's mother? Why? 1. Had to wear a sign 2. She was forced to yell that she was a reactionary monster and if she stopped she was kicked 3. Because her father was a capitalist 4. Beaten/ Abused by the Red Guards Identify: Shan-shan 1. Shan-shan= Ji-Li's cousin 2. Broken all ties to his family (That's why he ignored her) What happened to Ji-yun's schoolbag? Was thrown out the window because she was a "black whelp" What happened to Xiao-cheng's father? To Ming-ming's father? 1. He was arrested -Had to wear a sign and dunce hat) 2. His father is dead -Hung himself but he really didn't (Red Guards beat him) What happened to An-Yi's mother? They made her climb the chimney When Ji-li and An-Yi tried to predict their future, what was the outcome? "Some good and some bad" How long had Ji-li been out of school? More than a year What was Ji-li's impression of junior high? Did it meet her expectations? 1. Far less exciting than she imagined 2. Boring because the teachers were not prepared for the right subjects. Why was Ji-li's Dad forced to take a "political study class"? To makes the participants confess their mistakes or crimes What happened when Ji-li realized that she didn't have her red book? Her classmate Sun Lin-lin ripped her cover off her book and gave it to Ji-li so she wouldn't get in trouble. Why didn't Ji-li want to do the blackboard newspaper? She did not want people to get jealous and start talking about her again (making things up) What news greeted Ji-li the morning of the Chinese New Year? That their father is in jail (locked up) What disease did Ji-li's mother have? Ménière's disease What religion does Ji-li's family seem to follow? Islam -Prays to Allah What was the interrogation at Ji-li's mother's workplace about? They wanted her to testify against her husband When she visited the theater, what did Ji-li learn about her father? What decision did the foreman of the scene shop give to Ji-li to make? 1. Evidence that he commit a really bad crime and makes him do labor 2. To renounce her parents or a true child of Mao What was the meeting about at the school auditorium that Ji-li's teacher wanted her to attend? A class education exhibition committee to inspire students about the cultural revolution How did Ji-li's teacher try to convince her to be part of the exhibition? Did it work? 1. Telling her that she is brave enough to overcome her family's mistakes the difficulties of life 2. Yes, she accepts What finally happened to get Ji-li's dad cleared of the charge of listening to foreign radio? Her Uncle Zhu confessed to making up the whole story to make himself look good Explain "half-city Jiangs." 1. This was the name that the people called the Jiang's because they were a big landlord family that were very rich. 2. Owned half of Nanjing What happened when Ji-li was called out of math class? What was she told? They want her to testify against her father, or she would be forever a black class/ pulled from the exhibition. What happened when Ji-li showed up for the opening of the exhibition? Chairmen Jin replaced her with Fang Fang (classmate) What did Chang Hong talk to Ji-li about concerning her summer plans? 1. That she can change should change her class status to follow Chairmen Mao 2. Also about wanting to work on the countryside not in the factory over the summer. 3. Everyone had their duty to the government. 4. Chang Hong's brother had epilepsy Describe Ji-li's experience in the rice fields. 1. It was miserable, hard work 2. Got up at dawn, had to cut rice, only a quick lunch and worked past twilight -Got sick What forced Ji-li to leave the fields and go back to Shanghai? Ji-li's father's theater wanted to study sessions with her. What was in the letter Ji-li's mom wrote to the Municipal Party Committee? 1. Complained about abuse of power from the Rebels 2. Ignored the Communist party 3. Beatings, torture, killed a couple people Describe Thin-Face's actions during the search of the Jiang home. They installed searchlights into the house, up-ended all the trunks and boxes, tore the sheets and beds apart, confiscated some " four olds" (the clothing cut into rags) and searched the attic What were Ji-li's mother & grandma forced to do? (I'm talking about AFTER the search of the house) They were force to kneel on the ground until the letter was found; sweep the alley with the other landlords' wives How had Ji-li "redefined" her life? She had to become an adult and take care of her family emotionally Summarize Ji-li's life after leaving China. She left China for the US when she was thirty, graduated from the University of Hawaii, worked as a salesman in a health care company and the in the tourism industry; started her own company to promote cultural exchange between US and China.