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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wang Lung's uncle ask of Wang Lung for his daughter's dowry in Chapter 7?
(a) 2 pieces of silver.
(b) 10 pieces of silver.
(c) 10 pieces of gold.
(d) 5 pieces of silver.

2. Why does Wang Lung make his eldest sons work in his fields each day in Chapter 17?
(a) So they will not become idle and spoiled.
(b) So they will fear him.
(c) So they will obey him.
(d) So they will become scholars.

3. Where did O-lan live as a child?
(a) Shantung.
(b) Dalian.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Fuzhou.

4. What does Wang Lung tell O-lan he would do if only it would heal her in Chapter 26?
(a) He would leave Lotus.
(b) He would move into town.
(c) He would sell all his land.
(d) He would sell his daughters.

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

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. How long has it been since Wang Lung last saw his eldest son when he comes home to be wed in Chapter 26?

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

4. What name does the schoolmaster give to Wang Lung's eldest son in Chapter 17?

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

(see the answer key)

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