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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does O-lan suggest Wang Lung buy land from instead of from the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?
(a) Ching.
(b) Liu.
(c) Wang Lung's father.
(d) Wang Lung's uncle.

2. How is Wang Lung's uncle's wife described in Chapter 4?
(a) "Attractive and tidy."
(b) "Like a fox."
(c) "Thin and waspy."
(d) "Fat and lazy."

3. What does Wang Lung define one's land as being in Chapter 5?
(a) "Land is a menacing god."
(b) "Land is one's flesh and blood."
(c) "Land is one's culture and history."
(d) "Land is one's road to the future."

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

5. What does Wang Lung begin referring to his daughter as in Chapter 9?
(a) Pear Blossom.
(b) Cuckoo.
(c) Poor fool.
(d) Lotus.

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 much money does Wang Lung pay for the cost of transporting his family to the city in the south in Chapter 11?

3. What does Wang Lung purchase to burn on the eve of the new year in Chapter 5?

4. What does the gatekeeper demand of Wang Lung before admitting him to the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?

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

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