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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kills Wang Lung's ox in Chapter 8?
(a) Lotus.
(b) O-lan.
(c) Wang Lung's aunt.
(d) Wang Lung's uncle.

2. Where does Cuckoo say Lotus is from in Chapter 18?
(a) Anhwei.
(b) Kiangsu.
(c) Dalian.
(d) Soochow.

3. What name does the schoolmaster give to Wang Lung's eldest son in Chapter 17?
(a) Ching.
(b) Nung En.
(c) Nung Wen.
(d) Liu.

4. What does Wang Lung demand from O-lan to give to Lotus in Chapter 19?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her sapphire necklace.
(c) Her pearls.
(d) Her silver ring.

5. How old is Wang Lung's eldest son when Wang sends him to be educated?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cuckoo's job at the tea house in Chapter 18?

2. Who turns the villagers against Wang Lung during the hard times after the drought in Chapter 8?

3. How does O-lan explain her growing illness to Wang Lung in Chapter 18?

4. How long has it been since Wang Lung last saw his eldest son when he comes home to be wed in Chapter 26?

5. Of the silk depictions of women on the walls of the tea house, Wang Lung says in Chapter 18, "I thought they were pictures of dream women, of goddesses in the mountain of" where?

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