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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Wang Lung take home after his first day of working in the city in Chapter 11?
(a) 10 silver coins.
(b) 2 silver coins.
(c) 5 pence.
(d) A penny.

2. Who has stolen the pork meat that Wang Lung discovers being cooked in his hut in Chapter 12?
(a) His eldest son.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His younger son.
(d) O-lan.

3. What is the name of the southern city that Wang Lung's family lives in during the famine in Chapter 11?
(a) Anhwei.
(b) Fuzhou.
(c) Kiangsu.
(d) Dalian.

4. How many sleeping mats does Wang Lung purchase to fashion into a hut for his family in the city in Chapter 11?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

5. What is the name of Wang Lung's nearest neighbor that he regrets not having brought with him when he faces the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?
(a) Liu.
(b) Ching.
(c) Pear Blossom.
(d) Lotus.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Wang Lung's father went to request a slave as a wife for his son, he requested what trait "above all"?

2. How much does the fellow traveler tell Wang Lung the sleeping mats cost in the city in Chapter 11?

3. How much do each of the eggs cost that Wang Lung purchases after his son is born?

4. Whom does O-lan suggest Wang Lung buy land from instead of from the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?

5. What food does Ching give to Wang Lung before Wang's family departs for the south in Chapter 9?

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