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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since Wang Lung last saw his eldest son when he comes home to be wed in Chapter 26?
(a) Over 4 years.
(b) About 6 months.
(c) Over 2 years.
(d) Over 3 years.

2. What food does Ching give to Wang Lung before Wang's family departs for the south in Chapter 9?
(a) Bone broth.
(b) Rice bowls.
(c) Water chestnuts.
(d) Dried beans.

3. Who washes O-lan's body for burial after her death?
(a) Wang Lung's uncle.
(b) Wang Lung's eldest daughter.
(c) Wang Lung's aunt.
(d) Wang Lung's daughter-in-law.

4. How old is Wang Lung's female cousin that he and his uncle discuss in Chapter 7?
(a) 19.
(b) 22.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

5. 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 send back her spirit for a curse.
(b) She will arrange for a divorce.
(c) She will have her sister kill everyone.
(d) She will curse her daughters to slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. In O-lan's last words before dying, she says, "Beauty will not" do what?

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

3. 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?

4. What suggestion of his eldest son's regarding his uncle does Wang Lung finally agree to in Chapter 27?

5. How far is the distance described that Wang Lung's family must travel to reach the city in the south in Chapter 9?

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