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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Wang Lung's eldest son when Wang sends him to be educated?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

2. By what name does Wang Lung's young cousin the soldier refer to Lotus in Chapter 31?
(a) "Old Mistress."
(b) "Rough Hind."
(c) "Old Courtesan."
(d) "White Flower."

3. What do Wang Lung and all of the farmers in his village share?
(a) The name of Lung.
(b) The shared land.
(c) The name of Wang.
(d) The same living quarters.

4. Why has the price of grain risen in Chapter 31?
(a) Because of a flood.
(b) Because of a war.
(c) Because of a famine.
(d) Because of a new merchant.

5. What does Wang Lung have built for Cuckoo due to the adversity between her and O-lan in Chapter 21?
(a) A separate home.
(b) A bed.
(c) A bathing trough.
(d) A separate kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does O-lan say she was beaten with daily as a slave in Chapter 14?

3. What does Wang Lung begin referring to his daughter as in Chapter 9?

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

5. Whom does Lotus befriend, much to Wang Lung's discouragement in Chapter 21?

(see the answer key)

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