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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many silver dollars does Wang Lung have in his purse when he sets out on his wedding day in Chapter 1?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 20.

2. How is Wang Lung's uncle's wife described in Chapter 4?
(a) "Thin and waspy."
(b) "Like a fox."
(c) "Attractive and tidy."
(d) "Fat and lazy."

3. What color is the suit that Wang Lung wears on his wedding day?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

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

5. How long has it been since the death of Wang Lung's mother in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wang Lung purchase to burn on the eve of the new year in Chapter 5?

2. Where does O-lan dig a hole for she and Wang Lung to hide their silver in Chapter 4?

3. What does Wang Lung define one's land as being in Chapter 5?

4. What are the New Year's cakes called that O-lan makes in Chapter 5?

5. Whom does O-lan suggest Wang Lung buy land from instead of from the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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