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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 does Wang Lung begin referring to his daughter as in Chapter 9?
(a) Cuckoo.
(b) Lotus.
(c) Poor fool.
(d) Pear Blossom.

2. How many young lords are described at the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

4. What does Wang Lung's uncle ask of Wang Lung for his daughter's dowry in Chapter 7?
(a) 5 pieces of silver.
(b) 10 pieces of gold.
(c) 10 pieces of silver.
(d) 2 pieces of silver.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wang Lung go to confront his uncle's wife in Chapter 7?

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

3. What does Wang Lung vow he must do in the end of Chapter 12?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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