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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 Wang Lung vow he must do in the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Sell his daughter into slavery.
(b) Kill himself.
(c) Remarry.
(d) Return to his land.

2. What does Wang Lung say to the rich man after taking his gold during the riot in Chapter 14?
(a) "Thank you, for lest my family will starve."
(b) "I do not know who you are. I do not care."
(c) "Out of my sight, lest I kill you for a fat worm!"
(d) "I did not mean to disturb you."

3. How many sons has O-lan borne for Wang Lung in Chapter 20?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. What is the name of the southern city that Wang Lung's family lives in during the famine in Chapter 11?
(a) Anhwei.
(b) Dalian.
(c) Kiangsu.
(d) Fuzhou.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many eggs does Wang Lung purchase in town in Chapter 4?

3. How old is Wang Lung's eldest son when Wang sends him to be educated?

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

5. What does Wang Lung promise to the prostitute who has been visited by Wang Lung's son in Chapter 23?

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