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

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

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

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

5. What are the New Year's cakes called that O-lan makes in Chapter 5?
(a) Moon cakes.
(b) Sun cakes.
(c) Rice cakes.
(d) Lenten cakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the barber suggest Wang Lung have removed on his wedding day?

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

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

4. What does the gatekeeper demand of Wang Lung before admitting him to the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?

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

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