The Cultural Revolution
China’s leader who launched the Cultural Revolution in 1966, and whose quotations students were expected to study and recite.
Who is (Chairman Mao Ze-dong?)
The name of Jili's favorite pet.
What is (Little White?)
The boy that Ducky said liked Jili and Jili probably liked him as well but was afraid they would say horrible things about her.
Who was (Bai-Shan?)
How old was Jili when the story first takes place?
What is (12 years old?)
The places where the first Dazi-Bao was written.
Where is (the school house?)
The campaign that ordered people to wipe out old ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits.
What is (“Destroy the Four Olds”?)
The teacher who puts Ji-li’s name forward for the exhibition and tells her she can rise above her family background.
Who is (Teacher Zhang?)
The family’s longtime housekeeper, who helped raise Ji-li and her siblings.
Who is (Song Po-po?)
The year the Cultural Revolution began.
What is (1966?)
The place where the statement was yelled out; "Oh boy, they found a target!"
Where was (On the bus, bus stop?)
Student groups who enforced revolutionary rules, searched homes, and publicly accused teachers and neighbors.
Who are (the Red Guards?)
The leader of the school Revolutionary Committee, who opens the meeting with a speech on the revolutionary situation. He seems to really have a lot of confidence in Jili's ability.
Who is (Chairman Jin?)
Ji-li’s closest friend, who shares her fears as the Cultural Revolution reaches their school.
Who is (An Yi?)
Jili's birthday coincided with this yearly celebration. What is the name of it?
What is (Chinese New Years?)
Aunt Xi-Wen was here when the students and Jili came and hung dazi-bao and made her say horrible things about herself.
Where was (Her own house?)
What personal possession of Ji-li's is taken when the Red Guards search the family's house? Why is it confiscated?
What is (her stamp collection book. stamp-collecting was considered four-olds and bourgeois?)
The student leader seated on the stage who speaks on behalf of the Red Guard Committee — and who had earlier asked Ji-li to join the propaganda group.
Who is (Chang Hong?)
Ji-li’s father works at one of these — a job that later makes him a target
What is a theater (he is an actor)?
The year that Jili Jiang moved to the United States.
What is (1984?)
The place where Jili's mother and father would go and find find privacy if they needed to discuss things.
Where was (The bathroom?)
Why were Ji-li's parents burning photographs in their bathroom?
What is (old-fashioned photos were considered fourolds)?
The two classmates who made fun of Ji-li's background and were the new leaders in the school.
Who are (Yin Lan-lan and Du Hai?)
The family member whose past as a landlord gives the Jiangs their “black” class status.
Who is (her grandfather?)
The year the Cultural Revolution ended, following Chairman Mao’s death.
What is (1976?)
The place where Ji-yun and Ji-yong reside or live at today.
Where is; (Seattle, Washington?)