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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Cuckoo say Lotus is from in Chapter 18?
(a) Anhwei.
(b) Kiangsu.
(c) Soochow.
(d) Dalian.

2. How many children does Wang Lung's uncle have in Chapter 7?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

3. What does the barber suggest Wang Lung have removed on his wedding day?
(a) His nose-ring.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His braid.
(d) His earrings.

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

5. What does O-lan refuse to leave out for Cuckoo in the mornings in Chapter 21?
(a) Hot water.
(b) Coal.
(c) Cleaning materials.
(d) Wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Wang Lung's eldest son when Wang sends him to be educated?

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

3. What is the name of the whore whom Wang Lung's eldest son has been frequenting in Chapter 23?

4. How much of the money Wang Lung has obtained does he spend on seeds before returning to his land in Chapter 15?

5. Of the silk depictions of women on the walls of the tea house, Wang Lung says in Chapter 18, "I thought they were pictures of dream women, of goddesses in the mountain of" where?

(see the answer key)

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