The Prologue
Whose name means lucky and beautiful?
Ji-li
How does Ji-li describe her home?
bright, warm, cozy
Who is visiting Ji-li's is looking for students to audition to join the Liberation Army Dance Troupe?
Liberation Army Soldier with two long swinging braids.
What is the first Four Old we read about being destroyed?
The Great Prosperity Market sign
This Question has two parts. Ji-li says the man was wearing fashionable two-tone shoes, also called __________ shoes because of their cream and tan color.
Part two
What did the student inspectors do to the man's shoes? _________________
champagne
cut them up and destroyed them
Which holiday is Ji-li's birthday?
Chinese New Year
How does the reader know Ji-li's family is a bit more well off than other families?
They have a private bathroom in their home.
What news does Principal Long share with Ji-li about the Liberation Army soldiers' visit?
Principal Long tells Ji-li that she was chosen to audition for the Liberation Army Dance Troupe.
The wooden sign is very hard to break. Which tool eventually destroys the sign?
An ax
What item is used to measure how wide the man's pants are?
a beer bottle
According to the Prologue, the children in China are taught that Chairman Mao is dearer than their ______________.
mother and father
Who is Song Po-po?
Former nanny now house keeper
How do Ji-li and her music classmates compare to the old black pump organ?
Both are overworked and off key
How does Ji-li feel when the whole group destroys the sign?
She feels like she has won a victory in a great battle.
What item is used to measure how wide the man's pants are?
a beer bottle
Which phrase from the Prologue best hints that Ji-li's life is about to get more difficult?
A. "I achieved and grew every day until that fateful year, 1966."
B. "That year the Cultural Revolution started."
C. "That year the Cultural Revolution started."
"I achieved and grew every day until that fateful year, 1966."
Who was Little White?
The family's cat
Give two reasons why Ji-li's dad doesn't want her to attend the audition.
He knows Ji-li will not be accepted. There is a political problem in their family.
Use a complete sentence to answer the question below:
Why is half the crowd hesitant to destroy the sign for The Great Prosperity Market?
Ordinarily, destroying a shop sign would be a crime.
Explain how the man whose pants and shoes are cut up by the student inspectors feels?
The man is awkward and humiliated.
Which statement from the prologue best foreshadows that Ji-li's life will become difficult?
A. "That year the Cultural Revolution started."
B. "I grew and achieved every day until that fateful year."
C. "That year I was twelve years old, in the sixth grade."
B. "I grew and achieved every day until that fateful year."
Name all of the family members who lived in Ji-li's one-room apartment.
Mother
father
grandmother
Ji-l-
Ji-yun (younger sister)
Ji-yong (younger brother)
What is the name of the teacher who stops An Yi from questioning Ji-li about her father, saying she can not attend the audition?
Teacher Gu
What does Ji-li say was one of the most delicious items that The Great Prosperity Market sold?
dried duck gizzards
Explain why Ji-li both feels sorry for the man and thinks he deserved what happened to him?
Ji-li understands how humiliated the man was. She also knows how embarrassed she would be if it happened to her, but she also believes supporting Chairman Mao and the Cultural Revolution is the right thing to do.