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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the New Year's cakes called that O-lan makes in Chapter 5?
(a) Rice cakes.
(b) Lenten cakes.
(c) Sun cakes.
(d) Moon cakes.

2. How many pieces of silver does Wang Lung give to his aunt for arranging his purchase of Lotus?
(a) 50.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

3. What does Wang Lung's aunt say Lotus "reeks of" when she helps her into her chambers in Chapter 20?
(a) "Perfume and paint."
(b) "Sweat and men."
(c) "Onions and garlic."
(d) "Oil and wine."

4. What is described in Chapter 1 as the first sound that Wang Lung hears each morning when he awakens?
(a) The ocean waves.
(b) A train whistle.
(c) A bluebird singing.
(d) His father's cough.

5. What does O-lan do with the flier that has been given to Wang Lung by the blue-eyed man in Chapter 14?
(a) She cooks it.
(b) She sells it to a neighbor.
(c) She sews it into his shoe-soles.
(d) She uses it for roofing material.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are eggs died to celebrate when Wang Lung has a son in Chapter 3?

2. What happened to Wang Lung's uncle's daughters while he and his family were in the city?

3. What does Wang Lung do for work when he first arrives in the city in the south in Chapter 11?

4. How old is Wang Lung's youngest daughter in Chapter 25?

5. How is Wang Lung's uncle's wife described in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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