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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wang Lung purchase to burn on the eve of the new year in Chapter 5?
(a) Five blue candles.
(b) Ten red candles.
(c) Two red candles.
(d) Six green candles.

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

3. What does the gatekeeper demand of Wang Lung before admitting him to the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?
(a) His birth certificate.
(b) A silver coin.
(c) A silver ring.
(d) A letter of invite.

4. Where did O-lan live as a child?
(a) Shantung.
(b) Fuzhou.
(c) Dalian.
(d) Shanghai.

5. What color are eggs died to celebrate when Wang Lung has a son in Chapter 3?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

6. Which of the jewels does O-lan ask for and keep for herself when she gives the rest to Wang Lung in Chapter 16?
(a) A sapphire necklace.
(b) A gold ring.
(c) Two pearls.
(d) A diamond ring.

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

8. What does Wang Lung define one's land as being in Chapter 5?
(a) "Land is one's culture and history."
(b) "Land is a menacing god."
(c) "Land is one's road to the future."
(d) "Land is one's flesh and blood."

9. What does Wang Lung say he would buy if he had the riches of the wealthy in Chapter 14?
(a) Concubines.
(b) Good food.
(c) Jewels.
(d) Land.

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

11. Why was O-lan beaten daily as a slave?
(a) Because the Old Master was in love with her.
(b) White Lily.
(c) Because she stole from her masters every day.
(d) To ensure she was obedient.

12. How much money does Wang Lung spend on an ox in Chapter 15?
(a) 2 gold pieces.
(b) 10 silver coins.
(c) 3 silver coins.
(d) 5 gold pieces.

13. What does Wang Lung purchase to dye the eggs with in Chapter 4?
(a) Hen's blood.
(b) Red paper.
(c) Saffron.
(d) Red food dye.

14. How much money does it cost to go to a public kitchen for rice gruel in the city in the south in Chapter 11?
(a) 5 pence.
(b) 2 pence.
(c) A silver coin.
(d) A penny.

15. From whom has Wang Lung bought a leg of pork that hangs in his house in Chapter 4?
(a) Liu.
(b) Pear Blossom.
(c) Ching.
(d) Lotus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O-lan remark to Wang Lung about the child she has just given birth to in Chapter 7?

2. Where does O-lan dig a hole for she and Wang Lung to hide their silver in Chapter 4?

3. When Wang Lung's father went to request a slave as a wife for his son, he requested what trait "above all"?

4. What is the name of Wang Lung's nearest neighbor that he regrets not having brought with him when he faces the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?

5. How many young lords are described at the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?

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