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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 old is Wang Lung's eldest son when Wang sends him to be educated?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

2. What suggestion of his eldest son's regarding his uncle does Wang Lung finally agree to in Chapter 27?
(a) Drowning his uncle and aunt.
(b) Getting his uncle addicted to opium.
(c) Sending for the redbeards to take away his uncle.
(d) Calling the magistrate to remove his uncle.

3. 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 flock of crows.
(d) A pack of wolves.

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

5. What is the one great regret that Wang Lung feels as he departs O-lan's funeral in Chapter 26?
(a) That he took her pearls from her.
(b) That he married her.
(c) That he sold her daughter.
(d) That he moved Lotus into his house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after O-lan's death is her burial arranged to take place?

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

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

4. What color robes do the priests from the Buddhist temple wear that are summoned for O-lan's funeral?

5. What gift does Wang Lung give to the teacher when he takes his sons to school in Chapter 17?

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