View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the priority in Wang Lung's home when the family is starving in Chapter 9?
(a) Wang Long's eldest son.
(b) Wang Lung's daughter.
(c) O-lan.
(d) Wang Lung's father.

2. What does O-lan do with the flier that has been given to Wang Lung by the blue-eyed man in Chapter 14?
(a) She sells it to a neighbor.
(b) She cooks it.
(c) She sews it into his shoe-soles.
(d) She uses it for roofing material.

3. How much money does Wang Lung pay for the cost of transporting his family to the city in the south in Chapter 11?
(a) 5 silver coins.
(b) 2 gold coins.
(c) About 20 silver coins.
(d) Less than 2 silver coins.

4. What is the crashing sound that Wang Lung's family observes from their hut in Chapter 14?
(a) The enemy breaking down the gate.
(b) A bomb exploding by the public kitchen.
(c) A tank rolling into town.
(d) Machine-gun fire.

5. Why was O-lan beaten daily as a slave?
(a) Because she stole from her masters every day.
(b) White Lily.
(c) To ensure she was obedient.
(d) Because the Old Master was in love with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the money Wang Lung has obtained does he spend on seeds before returning to his land in Chapter 15?

2. How many seed beans came up for Wang Lung's uncle of the twenty that he planted this year in Chapter 7?

3. What does Wang Lung's aunt say Lotus "reeks of" when she helps her into her chambers in Chapter 20?

4. How many sleeping mats does Wang Lung purchase to fashion into a hut for his family in the city in Chapter 11?

5. What does Wang Lung vow he must do in the end of Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 292 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample