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

question 27

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 this boy had

• A)no rights.
• B)successfully hidden his crime.
• C)broken no rules.
• D)internalized the expectations of the larger society.

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