Wild Swans Chapters 1-7

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Across
  1. 4. two words, emperor of Manchukuo, often referred to as a tyrant
  2. 5. the author’s mother was told to not let others see her cry because it showed that she wasn't ______, or deserving, of being in the revolution
  3. 6. the marchers were required to wear heavy thick military uniforms that made them ______ constantly
  4. 9. the name of the author’s great-grandfather
  5. 11. after Japan surrendered in WW2, they began committing ______, attempting to kill Chinese residents and themselves, also known as hari-kari
  6. 15. After the author’s father became deputy chief of Yan’an, he put in place a government that catered to the ____, the lowest social class
  7. 16. the city where General Xue’s mansion is located
  8. 19. the last name of the family that contained the author’s mother’s first boyfriend, he was the brother of one of the mother’s teachers
  9. 20. the author’s father was creating a movement with the actions of his unit and was so well-known and disliked that his named wound up on ______ signs
  10. 22. After the author’s mother has a scandal with multiple men, her father asks for a job _________ so they can move out of town and he can work back in his hometown
  11. 23. Hui-ge belongs to this family, they are so big that their living compound takes up a whole street known as __ street
  12. 25. Dr. Xia is a doctor, what does he sell in his shop?
  13. 27. these set of rules people follow to show respect for others as common courtesy were heavily disciplined in Japanese schools if broken
  14. 28. the name of the city, the author’s grandmother and Dr. Xia move to
  15. 29. one of the main tasks for the Women's Federation was to make this clothing item for soldiers to wear on their feet
  16. 30. The author’s mother walked long distances everyday traveling to the southwest and developed these on her feet because of it
  17. 31. China compared corrupt government officials to this kind of animal because they were fearsome and relentless
  18. 33. the author’s mother got married in this rainy and flowery season
  19. 34. 3 words, Dr. Xia’s coachmen/the author’s mother’s only real human friend
  20. 37. this festival occurs in a specific season and is celebrated by various activities including collecting and storing food for the new year
  21. 38. what kind of soldiers were stationed in Jinzhou?
  22. 40. the authors father had to quit attending this place because after the author's grandfather died, the family could no longer afford it
  23. 41. during the Mid-Autumn festival, all food consumed had to be this certain shape, just like the moon
  24. 42. the author’s grandmother’s sister married a guy named Pei-o who was a warder and worked in a ________
Down
  1. 1. this good was in a shortage outside of their city and shipments of it would constantly be stopped to prevent smuggling to communists
  2. 2. the author’s mother experienced this medical incident, resulting in the loss of her first child
  3. 3. the name of the General for the Metropolitan Police Department
  4. 7. when the author's mother was in school, she was recruited to work in this type of factory, common in China
  5. 8. two words, the name of the numbered grandkid that pushed the author’s mother down into the well
  6. 10. this practice was very common in Chinese culture and involved the bending and squishing of the feet to make them appear smaller
  7. 12. the author’s mother boarded this water vessel with others left behind in the southwest in order to get back home
  8. 13. the author’s mother was an activist for the Communist revolution and was eventually approached by a Party _______ that wanted to recruit her for youth work
  9. 14. “three-inch golden” flowers that were used to describe women’s bound feet
  10. 17. Yu-wu joined this political party in 1938, a very common party in non-democratic China
  11. 18. China struggled during this civil war as their economy deteriorated and they had a shortage of _______ that left them hungry
  12. 21. the profession of the author’s grandmother’s second husband, Dr. Xia
  13. 24. the author’s parents eventually make their way back to this city to live, her father’s hometown
  14. 26. this full body gesture is used in Japanese culture to show respect to royals and those above you in class
  15. 32. After the siege had started, many family members confined themselves to the air-raid _______ they had dug to protect them from the shelling and attacks
  16. 35. this type of marriage was the most common marriage among the Chinese
  17. 36. the city where the author's grandmother lived
  18. 39. when the new American army came to defend China, they claimed China was a ______ to Japan thus they should be grateful that America came to help