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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 O-lan dig a hole for she and Wang Lung to hide their silver in Chapter 4?
(a) By the baby's bed.
(b) By the church.
(c) Behind the estate wall.
(d) Behind their bed.

2. How much money does Wang Lung spend on an ox in Chapter 15?
(a) 5 gold pieces.
(b) 10 silver coins.
(c) 2 gold pieces.
(d) 3 silver coins.

3. What does the gatekeeper demand of Wang Lung before admitting him to the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?
(a) A letter of invite.
(b) A silver coin.
(c) His birth certificate.
(d) A silver ring.

4. How many sleeping mats does Wang Lung purchase to fashion into a hut for his family in the city in Chapter 11?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

5. How is Wang Lung's uncle's wife described in Chapter 4?
(a) "Attractive and tidy."
(b) "Thin and waspy."
(c) "Fat and lazy."
(d) "Like a fox."

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the New Year's cakes called that O-lan makes in Chapter 5?

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

3. How far is the distance described that Wang Lung's family must travel to reach the city in the south in Chapter 9?

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

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

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