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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much do each of the eggs cost that Wang Lung purchases after his son is born?
(a) 4 pence.
(b) 5 pence.
(c) 1 penny.
(d) 2 pence.

3. What does the gatekeeper demand of Wang Lung before admitting him to the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?
(a) A silver coin.
(b) A letter of invite.
(c) His birth certificate.
(d) A silver ring.

4. How does Wang Lung respond to the news that O-lan is pregnant in Chapter 2?
(a) He is saddened.
(b) He is enraged.
(c) He is terrified.
(d) He is happy.

5. When Wang Lung's father went to request a slave as a wife for his son, he requested what trait "above all"?
(a) That she not be hard-working.
(b) That she not be pretty.
(c) That she not be poor.
(d) That she not be a good cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wang Lung's father compare drinking tea to in the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. What does Wang Lung purchase to dye the eggs with in Chapter 4?

3. Where is a tailor coming from to tend to the daughter of the House of Hwang for her her upcoming wedding in Chapter 5?

4. What color are eggs died to celebrate when Wang Lung has a son in Chapter 3?

5. Who assists O-lan in childbirth in Chapter 3?

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