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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 does Wang Lung respond to the news that O-lan is pregnant in Chapter 2?
(a) He is saddened.
(b) He is terrified.
(c) He is enraged.
(d) He is happy.

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

3. Who assists O-lan in childbirth in Chapter 3?
(a) Her mother.
(b) No one.
(c) Locus.
(d) Old Mistress Wang.

4. How many eggs does Wang Lung purchase in town in Chapter 4?
(a) 200.
(b) 150.
(c) 50.
(d) 20.

5. What is the name of the southern city that Wang Lung's family lives in during the famine in Chapter 11?
(a) Fuzhou.
(b) Anhwei.
(c) Kiangsu.
(d) Dalian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the gatekeeper demand of Wang Lung before admitting him to the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?

3. Where does the American woman ask Wang Lung to transport her in Chapter 11?

4. How many sticks of incense does Wang Lung burn at the temple of the earth after his son is born in Chapter 4?

5. How far is the distance described that Wang Lung's family must travel to reach the city in the south in Chapter 9?

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