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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What symbol of a band of robbers does Wang Lung's uncle wear inside his coat?
(a) A saber.
(b) A gold bracelet.
(c) A white beard.
(d) A red beard.

2. What is the name of the tea shop where Lotus lives as a prostitute?
(a) The House of Mountains.
(b) The House of Saffron.
(c) The House of Flowers.
(d) The House of Pearls.

3. Why does Wang Lung not turn away his uncle in Chapter 20?
(a) Because his aunt is dying.
(b) Because it would be shameful.
(c) Because O-lan has died.
(d) Because his uncle owes him money.

4. How much of Wang Lung's land is said to be "a lake as deep as a man's shoulders and more" during the floods in Chapter 18?
(a) Four-fifths.
(b) One-half.
(c) Two-fifths.
(d) Three-fourths.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wang Lung purchase for the "goddess of mercy" after his grandson is born in Chapter 29?

2. Whom does Wang Lung's second-eldest son say his older brother has been going out with at night in Chapter 23?

3. Why does Wang Lung make his eldest sons work in his fields each day in Chapter 17?

4. Who accompanies Wang Lung's uncle when he moves into Wang Lung's home in Chapter 20?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Lotus's arrival at Wang Lung's home described in Chapter 20? Who is present for her arrival?

2. What causes Wang Lung to become restless in Chapter 18?

3. What decision does Wang Lung make regarding his second-eldest son in Chapter 25?

4. What impact does O-lan's illness have on Wang Lung's household in Chapter 26?

5. How does Wang Lung perceive his family and children in Chapter 17?

6. What leads Wang Lung to send his eldest sons away to school in Chapter 17?

7. What is at the root of the conflict between O-lan and Cuckoo in Chapter 21?

8. What causes the flooding in Chapter 27? How does the flooding impact Wang Lung's village?

9. What does Wang Lung do in order to gain control over his uncle and his family in Chapter 28?

10. Who looks after the arrangement of Wang Lung's second son's marriage in Chapter 29? How are the arrangements described?

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