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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the first to discover and announce Wang Lung's love for another woman in Chapter 20?
(a) Wang Lung's uncle.
(b) Liu.
(c) O-lan.
(d) Wang Lung's aunt.

3. Who is in charge of arranging the marriage for Wang Lung's second-eldest son?
(a) Wang Lung's uncle.
(b) Wang Lung's aunt.
(c) Cuckoo.
(d) Ching.

4. Who washes O-lan's body for burial after her death?
(a) Wang Lung's aunt.
(b) Wang Lung's eldest daughter.
(c) Wang Lung's daughter-in-law.
(d) Wang Lung's uncle.

5. What does Cuckoo demand as payment for Lotus to come and live with Wang Lung in Chapter 20?
(a) 200 pieces of silver.
(b) 100 pieces of silver.
(c) 20 pieces of gold.
(d) 30 pieces of silver.

6. What does O-lan refuse to leave out for Cuckoo in the mornings in Chapter 21?
(a) Wood.
(b) Coal.
(c) Cleaning materials.
(d) Hot water.

7. How does O-lan explain her growing illness to Wang Lung in Chapter 18?
(a) "There is a fire in my vitals."
(b) "My head is aching."
(c) "There is a pounding in my heart."
(d) "The births have broken my womb."

8. What name does the schoolmaster give to Wang Lung's eldest son in Chapter 17?
(a) Nung Wen.
(b) Nung En.
(c) Ching.
(d) Liu.

9. Whom does Lotus befriend, much to Wang Lung's discouragement in Chapter 21?
(a) O-lan.
(b) Ching.
(c) Wang Lung's youngest son.
(d) Wang Lung's aunt.

10. How does Wang Lung's eldest son suggest they kill his uncle and his family in Chapter 27?
(a) By stabbing them.
(b) By poisoning them.
(c) By drowning them.
(d) By shooting them.

11. Who accompanies Wang Lung's uncle when he moves into Wang Lung's home in Chapter 20?
(a) His daughters.
(b) His wife and two daughters.
(c) His son, cousin, and brother.
(d) His wife and son.

12. What does Wang Lung purchase for the "goddess of mercy" after his grandson is born in Chapter 29?
(a) A gold crown.
(b) A blue candle.
(c) A new robe.
(d) A silver ring.

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

14. Who stays with Wang Lung on his land before they depart to move into the townhouse in Chapter 29?
(a) Wang Lung's eldest son.
(b) Wang Lung's youngest son.
(c) Lotus.
(d) Cuckoo.

15. To whom does Wang Lung turn over all his financial matters in Chapter 30?
(a) His youngest daughter.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His second eldest son.
(d) His eldest daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color robes do the priests from the Taoist temple wear that come to lead O-lan's and Wang Lung's father's funeral?

2. The narrator says of Lotus in Chapter 24, "... and with her wide eyes and small mouth she looked more than ever like a plump little" what?

3. How much money does Wang Lung pay Ching as steward on Wang Lung's farm in Chapter 17?

4. Why does Wang Lung give silver to his uncle's son in Chapter 29?

5. What is the name of the tea shop where Lotus lives as a prostitute?

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