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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What presumably happens to Wang Lung's daughter that is born in Chapter 9?
(a) O-lan kills her.
(b) She is stillborn.
(c) She is taken by soldiers.
(d) Wang Lung kills her.

2. How many sticks of incense does Wang Lung burn at the temple of the earth after his son is born in Chapter 4?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O-lan remark to Wang Lung about the child she has just given birth to in Chapter 7?

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

3. How is Wang Lung's uncle's wife described in Chapter 4?

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

5. How much money does the American woman give to Wang Lung for transporting her in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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