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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 32-34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What image is depicted on the flier that the blue-eyed man gives to Wang Lung in Chapter 14?
(a) A picture of Confucius.
(b) A depiction of a fat man killing a starving man.
(c) A depiction of Jesus Christ.
(d) A depiction of America.

2. In O-lan's last words before dying, she says, "Beauty will not" do what?
(a) "Bring prosperity."
(b) "Follow one across the bridge."
(c) "Live forever."
(d) "Bear a man sons."

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

4. Why has the price of grain risen in Chapter 31?
(a) Because of a war.
(b) Because of a flood.
(c) Because of a famine.
(d) Because of a new merchant.

5. Whom does O-lan suggest Wang Lung buy land from instead of from the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?
(a) Wang Lung's father.
(b) Ching.
(c) Wang Lung's uncle.
(d) Liu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wang Lung demand from O-lan to give to Lotus in Chapter 19?

2. What does O-lan refuse to leave out for Cuckoo in the mornings in Chapter 21?

3. What items did Wang Lung's father take to the House of Hwang to secure Wang Lung's marriage to their slave-girl?

4. What does Wang Lung say he would buy if he had the riches of the wealthy in Chapter 14?

5. What does Wang Lung overhear his sons discussing in the end of Chapter 34?

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