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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When O-lan summons Cuckoo to her death bed in Chapter 26, she tells her that Cuckoo is what?
(a) "A beautiful and faithful maid."
(b) "A lovely girl."
(c) "Like a daughter."
(d) "Still a slave."

2. What does Wang Lung begin referring to his daughter as in Chapter 9?
(a) Lotus.
(b) Poor fool.
(c) Cuckoo.
(d) Pear Blossom.

3. What does O-lan promise Wang Lung she will do for their youngest daughter in Chapter 18?
(a) Cut her hair.
(b) Sell her to a merchant.
(c) Bind her feet.
(d) Sell her to a soldier.

4. What animals does Wang Lung observe and consider to be an evil omen in the end of Chapter 7?
(a) A pit of snakes.
(b) A nest of owls.
(c) A pack of wolves.
(d) A flock of crows.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is described as the color of mourning that Wang Lung and his family wears after O-lan's death?

3. Why does Wang Lung go to confront his uncle's wife in Chapter 7?

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

5. How many children does Wang Lung's uncle have in Chapter 7?

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