Vocabulary
Comprehension
Critical Thinking
100
To search through vigorously or thoroughly
Ransack
100
The next generation of revolutionaries who would become members of the Red Guard when they were old enough
Red Successors
100
Objects that represent wealth are considered...
Four Olds
200
To accumulate objects in a hidden or carefully guarded place
Hoard
200
What does the sound of drums and gongs signal?
Someone’s house is being searched
200
A big poster that was used to humiliate people.
Da-zi-bao
300
A member of the middle class. A person who enjoys and admires a luxurious capitalist lifestyle.
Bourgeois
300
What sign do Ji-li’s parents put on the balcony to let Ji-li and her grandmother know it is safe to come home?
Mop
300
Why did her family release Song Po-po
Having a maid made them look wealthy, which would put them in a black category
400
The spreading of biased, one-sided information in support of a cause or influence the thoughts and actions of an audience.
Propaganda
400
Why were the pictures of Ji-li’s family members burned?
They showed people in silk dresses, which was four olds
400
Ji-yun was called this when his hat was taken.
Black Whelp
500
This propaganda technique represents the idea that everyone is doing this, so you should too.
Bandwagon
500
What do they take when they ransack Ji-li’s home?
Stamp Collection
500
What keeps An Yi and her mother from mourning her grandmother’s death?
Suicide is a criminal act, which is considered a black category