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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the barber suggest Wang Lung have removed on his wedding day?
(a) His braid.
(b) His nose-ring.
(c) His earrings.
(d) His shoes.

3. How many seed beans came up for Wang Lung's uncle of the twenty that he planted this year in Chapter 7?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

4. What does Wang Lung purchase to burn on the eve of the new year in Chapter 5?
(a) Ten red candles.
(b) Six green candles.
(c) Five blue candles.
(d) Two red candles.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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