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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's father compare drinking tea to in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Eating grapes.
(b) Drinking wine.
(c) Eating silver.
(d) Drinking wax.

2. What presumably happens to Wang Lung's daughter that is born in Chapter 9?
(a) Wang Lung kills her.
(b) She is stillborn.
(c) She is taken by soldiers.
(d) O-lan kills her.

3. How much money does it cost to go to a public kitchen for rice gruel in the city in the south in Chapter 11?
(a) A penny.
(b) 2 pence.
(c) A silver coin.
(d) 5 pence.

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

5. How much money does Wang Lung pay for the cost of transporting his family to the city in the south in Chapter 11?
(a) 2 gold coins.
(b) About 20 silver coins.
(c) Less than 2 silver coins.
(d) 5 silver coins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wang Lung go to confront his uncle's wife in Chapter 7?

2. How long has it been since the death of Wang Lung's mother in the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. What does Wang Lung vow he must do in the end of Chapter 12?

4. What items did Wang Lung's father take to the House of Hwang to secure Wang Lung's marriage to their slave-girl?

5. What does Wang Lung do for work when he first arrives in the city in the south in Chapter 11?

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