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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the silk depictions of women on the walls of the tea house, Wang Lung says in Chapter 18, "I thought they were pictures of dream women, of goddesses in the mountain of" where?
(a) Baija.
(b) Badaling.
(c) Baiyun.
(d) Kwen Lwen.

2. What does O-lan say she will do if Cuckoo or Lotus are allowed into her room after she has died in Chapter 26?
(a) She will have her sister kill everyone.
(b) She will arrange for a divorce.
(c) She will send back her spirit for a curse.
(d) She will curse her daughters to slavery.

3. Why does Wang Lung go to confront his uncle's wife in Chapter 7?
(a) Because he hopes to take a second wife.
(b) Because he feels his female cousin should be married off.
(c) Because he is in love with her.
(d) Because her sons are disrupting the town.

4. How far is the distance described that Wang Lung's family must travel to reach the city in the south in Chapter 9?
(a) Over 200 miles.
(b) About 30 miles.
(c) Over 100 miles.
(d) About 70 miles.

5. What does O-lan remark to Wang Lung about the child she has just given birth to in Chapter 7?
(a) "It is only a slave this time - not worth mentioning."
(b) "It is a son and a blessing to all."
(c) "It is a girl-child, and one that needs love."
(d) "I fear it has died."

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What primary color is worn by the bride and groom at Wang Lung's son's wedding in Chapter 26?

3. 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?

4. How old is Wang Lung's female cousin that he and his uncle discuss in Chapter 7?

5. What animals does Wang Lung observe and consider to be an evil omen in the end of Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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