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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 many seed beans came up for Wang Lung's uncle of the twenty that he planted this year in Chapter 7?
(a) 1.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

2. Wang Lung's uncle says to him in Chapter 7, "I am a man of" what?
(a) "Fortune."
(b) "Wealth and prosperity."
(c) "Godly destiny."
(d) "Evil destiny."

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

4. How much money does the American woman give to Wang Lung for transporting her in Chapter 11?
(a) 2 gold coins.
(b) 1 silver coin.
(c) 2 silver coins.
(d) 2 pence.

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) Ching.
(b) Lotus.
(c) Liu.
(d) Pear Blossom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is the suit that Wang Lung wears on his wedding day?

3. What does O-lan remark to Wang Lung about the child she has just given birth to in Chapter 7?

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

5. What presumably happens to Wang Lung's daughter that is born in Chapter 9?

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