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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food does Ching give to Wang Lung before Wang's family departs for the south in Chapter 9?
(a) Dried beans.
(b) Rice bowls.
(c) Water chestnuts.
(d) Bone broth.

2. Where does O-lan dig a hole for she and Wang Lung to hide their silver in Chapter 4?
(a) By the church.
(b) Behind the estate wall.
(c) Behind their bed.
(d) By the baby's bed.

3. What does Wang Lung begin referring to his daughter as in Chapter 9?
(a) Poor fool.
(b) Lotus.
(c) Pear Blossom.
(d) Cuckoo.

4. How old is Wang Lung's female cousin that he and his uncle discuss in Chapter 7?
(a) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

5. What items did Wang Lung's father take to the House of Hwang to secure Wang Lung's marriage to their slave-girl?
(a) A pair of shoes and a ladle.
(b) A silk dress and a pair of stockings.
(c) A watch and a necklace.
(d) Two rings and a pair of earrings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many young lords are described at the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?

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

3. Who turns the villagers against Wang Lung during the hard times after the drought in Chapter 8?

4. How much do each of the eggs cost that Wang Lung purchases after his son is born?

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

(see the answer key)

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