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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Wang Lung's eldest son say he hates his cousin in Chapter 27?
(a) Because he is base and stupid.
(b) Because he is arrogant and wealthy.
(c) Because he is a scholar.
(d) Because he is always peeping at his wife.

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

3. How much money does Wang Lung pay Ching as steward on Wang Lung's farm in Chapter 17?
(a) 2 silver pieces a month.
(b) 5 silver pieces a month.
(c) 4 gold pieces a month.
(d) 2 gold pieces a month.

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

5. What drastic act does Wang Lung do in order to impress Lotus in Chapter 19?
(a) He sells his land.
(b) He buys a new home.
(c) He cuts off his braid.
(d) He sells his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wang Lung's uncle says to him in Chapter 7, "I am a man of" what?

2. What food does Ching give to Wang Lung before Wang's family departs for the south in Chapter 9?

3. For whom does Wang Lung buy a coffin for also when he purchases one for O-lan in Chapter 26?

4. What does O-lan remark to Wang Lung about the child she has just given birth to in Chapter 7?

5. How old is Wang Lung's eldest son when Wang sends him to be educated?

(see the answer key)

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