Characters
The main character
What is Da?
What is Da felt inspired and that he had a chance?
The type of people communism advises you to look down on/ mistreat
landlords, people with a history of owning land
What is Hard work always pays off?
What year was he born?
1962, year of stavation
Da's uplifting brother.
What is Jin?
Tan's college acceptance letter brought ___ reaction to his family
What is Da's family's reaction to Tan's college acceptance, they were happy.
What happened after the college system was reintroduced?
Even poor farmers/ "counterrevolutionaries" were able to get in
Perserverance is part of the theme true or false
True
Who is the leader of the communist party?
Who is Mao?
Da's feelings on studying after the main plot of the memoir
What is Resiliant and determined?
Da first meereting his friends doing what
What is gambling
Triumph is the fruit of ____
what is faith?
What is Da's major
What is English
Why was Da motivated to work hard?
He wanted to carve out a brighter future for himself and his family.
Da's thoughts on being a farmer
What is dreadful?
Da's overall motivation for his goal
what is bringing his family out of poverty
True
How does Da maintain good principles of discipline towards faith?
he kowtows and continues to study and work hard to achieve his goals instead of playing around.
Is this book a biography?
No, it's a memoir
Da's feelings on gambling
What is he saw how it could lead to his downfall?
Rising sun metaphor
what is Tan's success after suffering
What pivotal moment is Da's character change
How would you describe Da's attitude towards the books towards the end of the story?
He's more open to the content and is easily able to comprehend concepts that would've misled him much long ago. He is now able to achieve goals higher than the ones he set.
What do shining stars symbolize?
Shining stars symbolize hope and relief.