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How hopeful do you think Ji-li is at this moment in

her story?
Which details in the Prologue lead you to think so?
Use 1 Quotes from the text and have two pieces explaining it
Use another quote and have two Pieces of evidence explaining that.

Prologue

I was born on Chinese New Year.Carefully, my parents chose my name: Ji-li, meaning lucky and beautiful. They hoped that I would be the happiest girl in the world.And I was.I was happy because I was always loved and respected. I was proud because I was able to excel and always expected to succeed. I was trusting, too. I never doubted what I was told: “Heaven and earth are great, but greater still is the kindness of the Communist Party; father and mother are dear, but dearer still is Chairman Mao.”
With my red scarf, the emblem of the Young Pioneers, tied around my neck, and my heart bursting with joy, I achieved and grew every day until that fateful year, 1966.
That year I was twelve years old, in sixth grade.
That year the Cultural Revolution started

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paragraph 1 episode/sentence 9 it clearly says "I was proud because I was able to excel and always expected to succeed (she always -expected to succeed- clearly means she would always believe in succeeding no matter what situation
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