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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How much do each of the eggs cost that Wang Lung purchases after his son is born?
(a) 2 pence.
(b) 4 pence.
(c) 5 pence.
(d) 1 penny.

4. Wang Lung's uncle says to him in Chapter 7, "I am a man of" what?
(a) "Fortune."
(b) "Wealth and prosperity."
(c) "Godly destiny."
(d) "Evil destiny."

5. Who is the priority in Wang Lung's home when the family is starving in Chapter 9?
(a) Wang Lung's father.
(b) Wang Lung's daughter.
(c) O-lan.
(d) Wang Long's eldest son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wang Lung begin referring to his daughter as in Chapter 9?

2. How many sleeping mats does Wang Lung purchase to fashion into a hut for his family in the city in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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