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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 many children does Wang Lung's uncle have in Chapter 7?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

2. Who kills Wang Lung's ox in Chapter 8?
(a) O-lan.
(b) Wang Lung's uncle.
(c) Wang Lung's aunt.
(d) Lotus.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O-lan say she will do if Cuckoo or Lotus are allowed into her room after she has died in Chapter 26?

2. Who washes O-lan's body for burial after her death?

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

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

5. Under what kind of tree are O-land and Wang Lung's father buried?

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