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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What items did Wang Lung's father take to the House of Hwang to secure Wang Lung's marriage to their slave-girl?
(a) A watch and a necklace.
(b) A pair of shoes and a ladle.
(c) A silk dress and a pair of stockings.
(d) Two rings and a pair of earrings.

3. What symbol of a band of robbers does Wang Lung's uncle wear inside his coat?
(a) A gold bracelet.
(b) A saber.
(c) A red beard.
(d) A white beard.

4. What is Cuckoo's job at the tea house in Chapter 18?
(a) She serves food.
(b) She solicits customers for the courtesans.
(c) She cooks food in the kitchen.
(d) She pours tea.

5. What name does the schoolmaster give to Wang Lung's second-eldest son in Chapter 17?
(a) Ching.
(b) Nung En.
(c) Nung Wen.
(d) Liu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what drug does the Old Mistress partake during Wang Long's visit to retrieve his wife in Chapter 1?

2. When O-lan summons Cuckoo to her death bed in Chapter 26, she tells her that Cuckoo is what?

3. What does O-lan say she will do if Cuckoo or Lotus are allowed into her room after she has died in Chapter 26?

4. Whom does Wang Lung order to arrange the matter of renting a house in town for his family to move to in Chapter 29?

5. How many sons has O-lan borne for Wang Lung in Chapter 20?

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