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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Wang Lung first observe young men in the city speaking of revolution in Chapter 11?
(a) By the city wall.
(b) By his hut.
(c) By the Confucian temple.
(d) By the public kitchen.

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

3. What do the noodles signify that Wang Lung's family eats on his son's first month birthday in Chapter 4?
(a) A long life.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Peace.
(d) Prosperity.

4. How much does the fellow traveler tell Wang Lung the sleeping mats cost in the city in Chapter 11?
(a) 5 pence each.
(b) 1 gold coin each.
(c) 1 penny each.
(d) 2 pence each.

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

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. How does Wang Lung respond to the news that O-lan is pregnant in Chapter 2?

3. Whom does O-lan suggest Wang Lung buy land from instead of from the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?

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

5. What does Wang Lung's father compare drinking tea to in the beginning of Chapter 1?

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