A Chinese Man Recalls 'As a Boy, I Did Not

question 54

Multiple Choice

A Chinese man recalls 'As a boy, I did not know what a god looked like, but I knew that Mao was the god of our lives.When I was six, I accidentally broke a large porcelain Mao badge.Fear gripped me.In my life until that moment, the breaking of the badge seemed the worst thing I had ever done.Desperate to hide my crime, I took the pieces and threw them down a public toilet.For months I felt guilty'.This guilt is a sign that

• A)the Chinese punish their children harshly.
• B)he had successfully hidden his crime.
• C)Mao is a true god.
• D)he had internalised the expectations of the larger society.

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