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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Land.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another name for forced labor in Huang's story?
(a) Lee-huang.
(b) Corvee.
(c) Lin-yu.
(d) Yu-yu.

2. What are people forced to do even if they are naked during an earthquake?
(a) Stay inside.
(b) Run.
(c) Hide.
(d) Stay outside.

3. Who does the couple ransom after the war is over?
(a) Their daughter.
(b) Their son.
(c) Their niece.
(d) Their nephew.

4. When does an earthquake occur in the capital of the Northeast county in China?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1968.

5. What do the young couple set up as a new occupation after Ting is freed by a large bribe?
(a) Glass factory.
(b) Tax accountancy firm.
(c) Herbal shop.
(d) Shoe shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for sorghum?

2. Who is drinking with a cousin during the earthquake of 1668?

3. Who attacks the couple and have to be stopped by magic?

4. What is the naive and uneducated head man of the village driven to while trying to pay tax?

5. What do the young couple buy for themselves after they elope?

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