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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanies Wang Lung's uncle when he moves into Wang Lung's home in Chapter 20?
(a) His wife and son.
(b) His daughters.
(c) His wife and two daughters.
(d) His son, cousin, and brother.

2. What causes Wang Lung to become angry with Lotus in Chapter 21?
(a) Lotus leaves the house.
(b) Lotus curses his children.
(c) Lotus scolds O-lan.
(d) Lotus sleeps with Ching.

3. 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 fire-wagon.
(c) A dragon-train.
(d) A rickshaw.

4. The narrator says of Lotus in Chapter 24, "... and with her wide eyes and small mouth she looked more than ever like a plump little" what?
(a) "Bird."
(b) "Wolf."
(c) "Cat."
(d) "Snake."

5. What does Wang Lung promise to the prostitute who has been visited by Wang Lung's son in Chapter 23?
(a) He will give her twice the silver for turning his son away.
(b) He will send his uncle to please her.
(c) He will buy her a home if she turns away his son.
(d) He will kill her if his son returns.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Wang Lung describe as "the keeper of" Lotus in Chapter 20?

2. In what city was Wang Lung born?

3. What does Wang Lung purchase to burn on the eve of the new year in Chapter 5?

4. How long has it been since the death of Wang Lung's mother in the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. Why does Wang Lung make his eldest sons work in his fields each day in Chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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