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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who kills Wang Lung's ox in Chapter 8?
(a) Wang Lung's aunt.
(b) Wang Lung's uncle.
(c) O-lan.
(d) Lotus.

3. 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 their bed.
(c) By the baby's bed.
(d) Behind the estate wall.

4. What does Wang Lung define one's land as being in Chapter 5?
(a) "Land is a menacing god."
(b) "Land is one's flesh and blood."
(c) "Land is one's culture and history."
(d) "Land is one's road to the future."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What presumably happens to Wang Lung's daughter that is born in Chapter 9?

4. Wang Lung's uncle says to him in Chapter 7, "I am a man of" what?

5. What do the noodles signify that Wang Lung's family eats on his son's first month birthday in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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