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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Wang Lung first observe young men in the city speaking of revolution in Chapter 11?
(a) By the public kitchen.
(b) By the Confucian temple.
(c) By the city wall.
(d) By his hut.

2. In what city was Wang Lung born?
(a) Fuzhou.
(b) Anhwei.
(c) Dalian.
(d) Shanghai.

3. What statement does O-lan make regarding the rich in Chapter 16?
(a) "The rich are always afraid."
(b) "The rich are delicate."
(c) "The rich are welcome anywhere."
(d) "The rich are always overbearing."

4. What are the New Year's cakes called that O-lan makes in Chapter 5?
(a) Lenten cakes.
(b) Moon cakes.
(c) Rice cakes.
(d) Sun cakes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many young lords are described at the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?

2. From whom has Wang Lung bought a leg of pork that hangs in his house in Chapter 4?

3. What does Wang Lung begin referring to his daughter as in Chapter 9?

4. What is the vehicle called that Wang Lung's family takes to the city in the south in Chapter 10?

5. Wang Lung says in Chapter 20, "When a man's house is full of wild dogs he must" do what?

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