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The Jiangs
Communism
Red Scarf Girl
Writing Paragraphs
Madison
100
This many people live in the Jiang apartment.
What is 6?
100
This was the name of the Chinese communist leader during the Cultural Revolution.
What is Mao Zedong?
100
This is the reason for Ji Li's political problems.
What is her landlord grandfather?
100
This is the first and last sentences of a paragraph.
What are the topic sentence and the conclusion?
100
Madison students need this many credits to graduate.
What is 44?
200
The Jiangs own fancy furniture made out of this type of wood.
What is mahogony?
200
This is the official color of communism.
What is Red?
200
This is the name of the posters that kids hang on people's doors to shame them.
What are da-zi-bao?
200
These words at the beginning of sentences tie ideas together by giving hints about the relationship between the ideas.
What are transition words?
200
Madison has this many staircases that run from the first floor all the way to the 5th floor.
What is 4?
300
Ji Li's father does this for a living.
What is an actor?
300
This American system of money (financial system) is the opposite of communism.
What is capitalism?
300
Old Quian, Aunt Xi Wen, and other black "criminals" are forced to do this all day to the entire street in front of Chairman Mao's picture.
What is sweep?
300
These are the magic words in supporting your points.
What are "According to..." or "In the text..."?
300
This is the name of the school newspaper.
What is The Madison Moment?
400
The Jiangs use this secret code to let Grandma know if the Red Guards are in the apartment.
What is remove the mop from the balcony?
400
This is what it is called when you are arrested for anti-communist activities and tortured.
What is "re-education"?
400
The head of the Red Guard Committee is given this nickname because of an abnormality on his left hand.
What is "Six-fingers"?
400
A paragraph is not properly written if this is not done to the spacing of the first sentence.
What is indent?
400
This is how you spell your female English teacher's name.
What is P-J-E-T-R-O-V-I-C?
500
This is the name of the Jiang's cleaning lady.
What is Song Po Po?
500
This is why Ji Li's stamp collection is confiscated.
What is it is illegal to like other cultures (xenophile)?
500
This is why Ji Li's family is now so poor.
What is her father was arrested and they stopped paying him?
500
The structure of a paragraph looks like a house and has these three parts.
What are topic sentence, support, and conclusion?
500
These are the 4 streets that surround Madison.
What are Bedford Ave, Quentin Rd., 27th Street, and Ave. P?