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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sleeping mats does Wang Lung purchase to fashion into a hut for his family in the city in Chapter 11?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

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

4. Who built the Temple of the Earth where Wang Lung burns incense after his wedding?
(a) Wang Lung's grandfather.
(b) Wang Lung's uncle.
(c) Wang Lung's father.
(d) Old Master Hwang.

5. What animals does Wang Lung observe and consider to be an evil omen in the end of Chapter 7?
(a) A flock of crows.
(b) A pit of snakes.
(c) A pack of wolves.
(d) A nest of owls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the southern city that Wang Lung's family lives in during the famine in Chapter 11?

2. How much money does Wang Lung take home after his first day of working in the city in Chapter 11?

3. What does Wang Lung's uncle ask of Wang Lung for his daughter's dowry in Chapter 7?

4. What food does Ching give to Wang Lung before Wang's family departs for the south in Chapter 9?

5. How many children does Wang Lung's uncle have in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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