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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since the death of Wang Lung's mother in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 years.

2. What does O-lan say she was beaten with daily as a slave in Chapter 14?
(a) A piece of silk.
(b) A belt.
(c) A willow branch.
(d) A leather mule-halter.

3. What happened to Wang Lung's uncle's daughters while he and his family were in the city?
(a) They were murdered.
(b) They were sold.
(c) They starved to death.
(d) They committed suicide.

4. What does Wang Lung have built for Cuckoo due to the adversity between her and O-lan in Chapter 21?
(a) A separate kitchen.
(b) A bathing trough.
(c) A bed.
(d) A separate home.

5. What does Wang Lung do for work when he first arrives in the city in the south in Chapter 11?
(a) He works at a butcher shop.
(b) He pulls a rickshaw.
(c) He works at the public kitchen.
(d) He sells newspapers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does O-lan explain her growing illness to Wang Lung in Chapter 18?

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

3. What does Wang Lung vow he must do in the end of Chapter 12?

4. Where does Wang Lung wish to have his second-eldest son apprenticed in Chapter 25?

5. What is described in Chapter 1 as the first sound that Wang Lung hears each morning when he awakens?

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