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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 does Wang Lung go to eat before taking his bride from the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?
(a) Bread.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Rice.
(d) Noodles.

2. Where is a tailor coming from to tend to the daughter of the House of Hwang for her her upcoming wedding in Chapter 5?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Shenzhen.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Ningbo.

3. What is described in Chapter 1 as the first sound that Wang Lung hears each morning when he awakens?
(a) A bluebird singing.
(b) His father's cough.
(c) The ocean waves.
(d) A train whistle.

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

5. How many eggs does Wang Lung purchase in town in Chapter 4?
(a) 200.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 150.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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