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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) A dancing tiger.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A lion.
(d) A Buddha figure.

2. Who makes the hut from the mats that Wang Lung buys in the city in Chapter 11?
(a) Pear Blossom.
(b) O-lan.
(c) Lotus.
(d) Wang Lung.

3. What does O-lan say she was beaten with daily as a slave in Chapter 14?
(a) A piece of silk.
(b) A willow branch.
(c) A belt.
(d) A leather mule-halter.

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

5. What color is the suit that Wang Lung wears on his wedding day?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals does Wang Lung observe and consider to be an evil omen in the end of Chapter 7?

2. What is the name of the southern city that Wang Lung's family lives in during the famine in Chapter 11?

3. What does O-lan do with the New Year's cakes she makes in Chapter 5?

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

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

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