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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 does the barber suggest Wang Lung have removed on his wedding day?
(a) His braid.
(b) His nose-ring.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His earrings.

2. Who is the "great red girl" that Lotus describes at the tea shop in Chapter 23?
(a) White Lily.
(b) Cuckoo.
(c) Pear Blossom.
(d) Pomegranate Flower.

3. How much of Wang Lung's land is said to be "a lake as deep as a man's shoulders and more" during the floods in Chapter 18?
(a) Two-fifths.
(b) Four-fifths.
(c) One-half.
(d) Three-fourths.

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 grandfather.
(c) Wang Lung's uncle.
(d) Old Master Hwang.

5. Why does Wang Lung not turn away his uncle in Chapter 20?
(a) Because his uncle owes him money.
(b) Because it would be shameful.
(c) Because his aunt is dying.
(d) Because O-lan has died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what drug does the Old Mistress partake during Wang Long's visit to retrieve his wife in Chapter 1?

2. What does Wang Lung have built for Cuckoo due to the adversity between her and O-lan in Chapter 21?

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

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

5. Of the silk depictions of women on the walls of the tea house, Wang Lung says in Chapter 18, "I thought they were pictures of dream women, of goddesses in the mountain of" where?

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