Comprehension Questions for Chapters 10-15
- Ji-li’s father is forced to attend a political study class. What was the purpose of political study classes for adults like Ji-li’s father?
- How does Sun Lin-lin “rescue” Ji-li?
- How does Ji-li react to being asked to join the propaganda group?
- What was New Year’s Day like before the Cultural Revolution, according to Ji-li?
- What is it like now?
- Who is Uncle Fan and why was he crying?
- Give an example of the Communist Party’s “policy of psychological pressure.”
- Why does Ji-li decide to join the group preparing the Class Education Exhibition, despite her family background?
- What is the Class Education Exhibition? What type of projects do the children work on?
- Ji-li tells her friend Lin-lin about how Ji-li’s father has been detained. How does Lin-lin respond?