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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does O-lan do with the New Year's cakes she makes in Chapter 5?
(a) She gives them to her family.
(b) She gives them to Old Mistress Hwang as a gift.
(c) She eats them all.
(d) She feeds them to the poor.

3. What season has begun in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Autumn.

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

5. 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 sews it into his shoe-soles.
(b) She sells it to a neighbor.
(c) She cooks it.
(d) She uses it for roofing material.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Whom does Wang Lung describe as "the keeper of" Lotus in Chapter 20?

4. What does O-lan refuse to leave out for Cuckoo in the mornings in Chapter 21?

5. Who accompanies Wang Lung's uncle when he moves into Wang Lung's home in Chapter 20?

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