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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Wang Lung to become angry with Lotus in Chapter 21?
(a) Lotus scolds O-lan.
(b) Lotus leaves the house.
(c) Lotus sleeps with Ching.
(d) Lotus curses his children.

2. What is the name of the tea shop where Lotus lives as a prostitute?
(a) The House of Saffron.
(b) The House of Mountains.
(c) The House of Pearls.
(d) The House of Flowers.

3. How old is Wang Lung's female cousin that he and his uncle discuss in Chapter 7?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

4. Why does Wang Lung go to confront his uncle's wife in Chapter 7?
(a) Because he feels his female cousin should be married off.
(b) Because her sons are disrupting the town.
(c) Because he is in love with her.
(d) Because he hopes to take a second wife.

5. What does Wang Lung's uncle ask of Wang Lung for his daughter's dowry in Chapter 7?
(a) 2 pieces of silver.
(b) 5 pieces of silver.
(c) 10 pieces of gold.
(d) 10 pieces of silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the crashing sound that Wang Lung's family observes from their hut in Chapter 14?

2. What does O-lan do with the flier that has been given to Wang Lung by the blue-eyed man in Chapter 14?

3. Who is the first to discover and announce Wang Lung's love for another woman in Chapter 20?

4. Who makes the hut from the mats that Wang Lung buys in the city in Chapter 11?

5. What does Cuckoo demand as payment for Lotus to come and live with Wang Lung in Chapter 20?

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