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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom has Wang Lung bought a leg of pork that hangs in his house in Chapter 4?
(a) Pear Blossom.
(b) Ching.
(c) Liu.
(d) Lotus.

2. 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) 20.
(d) 2.

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

4. 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 pretty.
(b) That she not be hard-working.
(c) That she not be poor.
(d) That she not be a good cook.

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) Lotus.
(b) Pear Blossom.
(c) Liu.
(d) Ching.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described in Chapter 1 as the first sound that Wang Lung hears each morning when he awakens?

2. What does O-lan do with the New Year's cakes she makes in Chapter 5?

3. Who built the Temple of the Earth where Wang Lung burns incense after his wedding?

4. What is sewn onto the front of the hat that O-lin has made for her son when she goes to the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?

5. How is Wang Lung's uncle's wife described in Chapter 4?

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