I am a news reporter sent to Beijing to cover the story of the Russian Premier coming to the capital.
Eddie Nowlan
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Alex and Ted fly to where?
Beijing, China
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Alex starts attending the Diplomat kid's school why?
To learn Mandarin so he can help himself navigate around Beijing.
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What were the names the Government called the students who were protesting in the editorial?
Counter-revolutionaries, agents of chaos, or the enemy.
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Why was Eddie initially unwelcoming towards Alex?
He didn't know he was coming to Beijing.
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My nickname means "paternal grandmother" in Mandarin.
Nai-Nai
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A statue is put up at this location.
Tiananmen Square
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The student protesters put up this in Tiananmen Square.
The Goddess of Democracy
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How did censorship become obvious during the Government's public statement about the 1st citizen-based march?
They didn't acknowledge that anyone else participated other than the students.
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Why were the students protesting?
Over corruption in the Government, and wanting more freedom of speech.
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The armed forces that are supposed to protect the people of China.
People's Liberation Army (or PLA)
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Where was Ted at the end of the novel?
At the airport.
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The first casualty came after what?
The citizens and students refused to stop the protests even during Gorbachev's visit.
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Why was the Government trying to force the students to shut the protest down before Gorbachev's visit?
They didn't want to be embarrassed internationally.
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Why was the statement "It's too late" from the Chinese premier make everyone anxious?
Because it was a warning that things were about to get much worse for the students/ protesters.
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I am fascinated with history, speak many languages, am very patriotic.
Lao Xu
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Where do Xin-Hua and Xiao Nie convince Alex he needs to go to find his dad?
The Canadian Embassy
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How was information getting passed around the city if the Government was censoring the information?
There were students and other citizens biking around with megaphones passing on details.
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What steps was the Government taking to cover-up what had happened on June 4th?
By burning the dead.
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Why did Lao Xu finally lose faith in the PLA?
Because he was watching them shot down and run over citizens who were peacefully protesting.
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I risk everything to expose what is happening in Beijing.
Xin-Hua
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Where were Lao Xu and Alex when Lao Xu tried to stop the PLA?
In the streets outside of Tiananmen Square
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What was the point of Alex's disguise and did it work?
The point was to help them get through the city unnoticed. It worked until they got to the Embassy.
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Why did Alex have to sneak the tapes out of Beijing? And why did he decide to take this risk?
Because the government was blocking all communications about the events at Tiananmen Square, and because they killed Lao Xu and many other innocent protesters
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Why did Xin-Hua die?
She was caught not only helping a foreigner in disguise, but she was also recognized as being a students age and she was lying to the PLA officers when they were stopped at the airport.