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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 items did Wang Lung's father take to the House of Hwang to secure Wang Lung's marriage to their slave-girl?
(a) A watch and a necklace.
(b) A silk dress and a pair of stockings.
(c) A pair of shoes and a ladle.
(d) Two rings and a pair of earrings.

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

3. What does Wang Lung purchase to dye the eggs with in Chapter 4?
(a) Saffron.
(b) Red paper.
(c) Hen's blood.
(d) Red food dye.

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

5. What is sewn onto the front of the hat that O-lin has made for her son when she goes to the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?
(a) A dancing tiger.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A Buddha figure.
(d) A lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is depicted on the second flier that Wang Lung is given in Chapter 14?

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

3. What does O-lan say she was beaten with daily as a slave in Chapter 14?

4. How many sleeping mats does Wang Lung purchase to fashion into a hut for his family in the city in Chapter 11?

5. Where is a tailor coming from to tend to the daughter of the House of Hwang for her her upcoming wedding in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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