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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kills Wang Lung's ox in Chapter 8?
(a) Wang Lung's aunt.
(b) O-lan.
(c) Wang Lung's uncle.
(d) Lotus.

2. What is the vehicle called that Wang Lung's family takes to the city in the south in Chapter 10?
(a) A truck.
(b) A rickshaw.
(c) A fire-wagon.
(d) A dragon-train.

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

4. Who built the Temple of the Earth where Wang Lung burns incense after his wedding?
(a) Wang Lung's father.
(b) Wang Lung's uncle.
(c) Wang Lung's grandfather.
(d) Old Master Hwang.

5. 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) 2 pieces of silver.
(d) 10 pieces of silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the jewels does O-lan ask for and keep for herself when she gives the rest to Wang Lung in Chapter 16?

2. How many silver dollars does Wang Lung have in his purse when he sets out on his wedding day in Chapter 1?

3. What items did Wang Lung's father take to the House of Hwang to secure Wang Lung's marriage to their slave-girl?

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. Where did O-lan live as a child?

(see the answer key)

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