Who wishes she could have been born into a red family so she could do her revolutionary duties without worrying?
Ji-li
100
Where did Ji-li's dad work?
At the theater
100
What is a scythe?
A long sharp blade for cutting wheat and grain.
100
When the paper said their relatives were still landlords and their nickname was "Half City Jiangs," what did Ji-li want to do?
Change her name
100
Where did Ji-li go at the end of the story?
To the United States, to college in Hawaii
200
Who is the teacher who has to climb a hot chimney?
An Yi's mother, Teacher Wei
200
What happens to Ji-li's dad after one of his co-workers is beaten up?
He is detained (arrested).
200
What do the Red Guards take from Ji-li during the first search?
Her stamp collection
200
What name do the bullies at school call Ji-li's sister?
"Black whelp"
200
What job did Ji-li have when she got out of school in China?
She was a science teacher
300
Who does Ji-li see fall down while sweeping and her own son walks past her?
Ji-li's Aunt Xi-wen
300
How do the other kids treat Ji-li at the new school when she first gets there?
Normally - they don't know or seem to care what her family's background is.
300
What are the Red Guards looking for during the second search that is hiding in the cat's litter box?
The letter her mom and Uncle Tian had been writing
300
How do the Red Guards punish Ji-li's grandmother after the letter is found?
They strike her and make her kneel. Later she has to sweep the streets.
300
Did Ji-li hate China and Chairman Mao after she grew up? Why/why not?
No, she realized they were brainwashed.
400
How does Ji-li's brother's friend react when his father dies in jail?
He acts like he doesn't care.
400
When the foreman at the jail says, "You are different from your parents. You are a child of Chairman Mao... You can make a clean break from your family," what does Ji-li do?
She doesn't listen to him about breaking with her family or testifying against her dad.
400
Where does Ji-li hide the letter during the search?
in the cat's litter box on the roof
400
What conflict did Chairman Mao bring about?
Communism against fourolds and traditional ways
400
How did Ji-li feel when she came to America? (What surprised/astonished her?)
She couldn't believe the freedom.
500
How did Ji-li grow up during the story?
She went from being childish and selfish to truly caring about her family and standing up for them against her beloved Chairman Mao.
500
Where does Ji-li choose to work for the summer (the factory of the countryside)? Why?
The countryside because it would prove she is not like other "black" families; that she is willing to work hard etc.
500
What kinds of things did the Red Guards use to humiliate people?
Sweeping with brooms, kneeling on washboards, da-zi-bao, newspaper articles, etc.
500
Describe Ji-li's inner conflict.
She wanted to support Chairman Mao but she loved her family.
500
Why do you think Ji-li created the company to bring Chinese and American people together?
She wants both cultures to understand each other and not make assumptions or become prejudiced toward each other.