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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does O-lan suggest Wang Lung buy land from instead of from the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?
(a) Wang Lung's uncle.
(b) Liu.
(c) Ching.
(d) Wang Lung's father.

2. What presumably happens to Wang Lung's daughter that is born in Chapter 9?
(a) She is stillborn.
(b) Wang Lung kills her.
(c) She is taken by soldiers.
(d) O-lan kills her.

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

4. What does Wang Lung's uncle ask of Wang Lung for his daughter's dowry in Chapter 7?
(a) 5 pieces of silver.
(b) 2 pieces of silver.
(c) 10 pieces of gold.
(d) 10 pieces of silver.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who assists O-lan in childbirth in Chapter 3?

2. How many silver dollars does Wang Lung have in his purse when he sets out on his wedding day in Chapter 1?

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

5. What animals does Wang Lung observe and consider to be an evil omen in the end of Chapter 7?

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