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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who built the Temple of the Earth where Wang Lung burns incense after his wedding?
(a) Wang Lung's uncle.
(b) Wang Lung's grandfather.
(c) Wang Lung's father.
(d) Old Master Hwang.

2. Who assists O-lan in childbirth in Chapter 3?
(a) No one.
(b) Locus.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Old Mistress Wang.

3. What do the noodles signify that Wang Lung's family eats on his son's first month birthday in Chapter 4?
(a) A long life.
(b) Peace.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Prosperity.

4. What does Wang Lung define one's land as being in Chapter 5?
(a) "Land is one's culture and history."
(b) "Land is a menacing god."
(c) "Land is one's road to the future."
(d) "Land is one's flesh and blood."

5. What is the name of Wang Lung's nearest neighbor that he regrets not having brought with him when he faces the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?
(a) Pear Blossom.
(b) Liu.
(c) Ching.
(d) Lotus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many sticks of incense does Wang Lung burn at the temple of the earth after his son is born in Chapter 4?

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

4. How does Wang Lung respond to the news that O-lan is pregnant in Chapter 2?

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

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