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

2. What color are eggs died to celebrate when Wang Lung has a son in Chapter 3?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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 items did Wang Lung's father take to the House of Hwang to secure Wang Lung's marriage to their slave-girl?

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

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