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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What primary color is worn by the bride and groom at Wang Lung's son's wedding in Chapter 26?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

2. What does O-lan say she will do if Cuckoo or Lotus are allowed into her room after she has died in Chapter 26?
(a) She will have her sister kill everyone.
(b) She will arrange for a divorce.
(c) She will send back her spirit for a curse.
(d) She will curse her daughters to slavery.

3. Why does Wang Lung make his eldest sons work in his fields each day in Chapter 17?
(a) So they will fear him.
(b) So they will obey him.
(c) So they will not become idle and spoiled.
(d) So they will become scholars.

4. Who kills Wang Lung's ox in Chapter 8?
(a) Wang Lung's aunt.
(b) O-lan.
(c) Lotus.
(d) Wang Lung's uncle.

5. What is the name of the tea shop where Lotus lives as a prostitute?
(a) The House of Pearls.
(b) The House of Flowers.
(c) The House of Saffron.
(d) The House of Mountains.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Wang Lung's female cousin that he and his uncle discuss in Chapter 7?

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

4. Why does Wang Lung's eldest son say he hates his cousin in Chapter 27?

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

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