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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wang Lung vow he must do in the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Kill himself.
(b) Remarry.
(c) Sell his daughter into slavery.
(d) Return to his land.

2. What does the gatekeeper demand of Wang Lung before admitting him to the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?
(a) A silver coin.
(b) A silver ring.
(c) His birth certificate.
(d) A letter of invite.

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

4. What food does O-lan give to her two sons as Wang Lung's family departs for their journey in Chapter 10?
(a) Egg rolls.
(b) Bone broth.
(c) Bread.
(d) Bowls of rice.

5. What food does Ching give to Wang Lung before Wang's family departs for the south in Chapter 9?
(a) Dried beans.
(b) Water chestnuts.
(c) Rice bowls.
(d) Bone broth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is a tailor coming from to tend to the daughter of the House of Hwang for her her upcoming wedding in Chapter 5?

2. How many sticks of incense does Wang Lung burn at the temple of the earth after his son is born in Chapter 4?

3. Who built the Temple of the Earth where Wang Lung burns incense after his wedding?

4. Where did O-lan live as a child?

5. What is the name of the southern city that Wang Lung's family lives in during the famine in Chapter 11?

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