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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many silver dollars does Wang Lung have in his purse when he sets out on his wedding day in Chapter 1?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

2. Who turns the villagers against Wang Lung during the hard times after the drought in Chapter 8?
(a) Liu.
(b) O-lan.
(c) Wang Lung's uncle.
(d) Ching.

3. What are the New Year's cakes called that O-lan makes in Chapter 5?
(a) Rice cakes.
(b) Moon cakes.
(c) Lenten cakes.
(d) Sun cakes.

4. What is described in Chapter 1 as the first sound that Wang Lung hears each morning when he awakens?
(a) A train whistle.
(b) The ocean waves.
(c) A bluebird singing.
(d) His father's cough.

5. Who assists O-lan in childbirth in Chapter 3?
(a) No one.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Old Mistress Wang.
(d) Locus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Wang Lung's ox in Chapter 8?

2. How far is the distance described that Wang Lung's family must travel to reach the city in the south in Chapter 9?

3. What presumably happens to Wang Lung's daughter that is born in Chapter 9?

4. From whom has Wang Lung bought a leg of pork that hangs in his house in Chapter 4?

5. What is sewn onto the front of the hat that O-lin has made for her son when she goes to the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?

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