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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the American woman ask Wang Lung to transport her in Chapter 11?
(a) The Street of Bridges.
(b) The Street of Temples.
(c) The Emperor's estate.
(d) The Confucian temple.

2. How much money does Wang Lung take home after his first day of working in the city in Chapter 11?
(a) 5 pence.
(b) 10 silver coins.
(c) A penny.
(d) 2 silver coins.

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

4. How old is Wang Lung's female cousin that he and his uncle discuss in Chapter 7?
(a) 19.
(b) 15.
(c) 22.
(d) 12.

5. What does Wang Lung say to the rich man after taking his gold during the riot in Chapter 14?
(a) "I did not mean to disturb you."
(b) "I do not know who you are. I do not care."
(c) "Out of my sight, lest I kill you for a fat worm!"
(d) "Thank you, for lest my family will starve."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many seed beans came up for Wang Lung's uncle of the twenty that he planted this year in Chapter 7?

3. What image is depicted on the flier that the blue-eyed man gives to Wang Lung in Chapter 14?

4. Wang Lung's uncle says to him in Chapter 7, "I am a man of" what?

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

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