Across
- 3. 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
- 5. the city where the author's grandmother lived
- 10. the name of the city, the author’s grandmother and Dr. Xia move to
- 11. the city where General Xue’s mansion is located
- 12. The author’s mother walked long distances everyday traveling to the southwest and developed these on her feet because of it
- 15. 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
- 18. after Japan surrendered in WW2, they began committing ______, attempting to kill Chinese residents and themselves, also known as hari-kari
- 19. the marchers were required to wear heavy thick military uniforms that made them ______ constantly
- 21. the name of the General for the Metropolitan Police Department
- 22. the profession of the author’s grandmother’s second husband, Dr. Xia
- 25. one of the main tasks for the Women's Federation was to make this clothing item for soldiers to wear on their feet
- 26. two words, emperor of Manchukuo, often referred to as a tyrant
- 29. Hui-ge belongs to this family, they are so big that their living compound takes up a whole street known as __ street
- 30. this good was in a shortage outside of their city and shipments of it would constantly be stopped to prevent smuggling to communists
- 31. this practice was very common in Chinese culture and involved the bending and squishing of the feet to make them appear smaller
- 32. 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
- 33. 3 words, Dr. Xia’s coachmen/the author’s mother’s only real human friend
- 38. the author’s grandmother’s sister married a guy named Pei-o who was a warder and worked in a ________
- 39. China compared corrupt government officials to this kind of animal because they were fearsome and relentless
- 40. the name of the author’s great-grandfather
- 41. when the author's mother was in school, she was recruited to work in this type of factory, common in China
Down
- 1. the author’s mother experienced this medical incident, resulting in the loss of her first child
- 2. the author’s mother got married in this rainy and flowery season
- 4. during the Mid-Autumn festival, all food consumed had to be this certain shape, just like the moon
- 6. these set of rules people follow to show respect for others as common courtesy were heavily disciplined in Japanese schools if broken
- 7. this festival occurs in a specific season and is celebrated by various activities including collecting and storing food for the new year
- 8. Yu-wu joined this political party in 1938, a very common party in non-democratic China
- 9. “three-inch golden” flowers that were used to describe women’s bound feet
- 12. this full body gesture is used in Japanese culture to show respect to royals and those above you in class
- 13. 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
- 14. the author’s parents eventually make their way back to this city to live, her father’s hometown
- 16. 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
- 17. 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
- 20. 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
- 23. what kind of soldiers were stationed in Jinzhou?
- 24. Dr. Xia is a doctor, what does he sell in his shop?
- 27. China struggled during this civil war as their economy deteriorated and they had a shortage of _______ that left them hungry
- 28. the authors father had to quit attending this place because after the author's grandfather died, the family could no longer afford it
- 34. 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
- 35. two words, the name of the numbered grandkid that pushed the author’s mother down into the well
- 36. this type of marriage was the most common marriage among the Chinese
- 37. the author’s mother boarded this water vessel with others left behind in the southwest in order to get back home