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

2. What does Wang Lung say he would buy if he had the riches of the wealthy in Chapter 14?
(a) Land.
(b) Good food.
(c) Concubines.
(d) Jewels.

3. How much does the fellow traveler tell Wang Lung the sleeping mats cost in the city in Chapter 11?
(a) 1 penny each.
(b) 2 pence each.
(c) 1 gold coin each.
(d) 5 pence each.

4. What is sewn onto the front of the hat that O-lin has made for her son when she goes to the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?
(a) A lion.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A dancing tiger.
(d) A Buddha figure.

5. What does Wang Lung define one's land as being in Chapter 5?
(a) "Land is a menacing god."
(b) "Land is one's culture and history."
(c) "Land is one's flesh and blood."
(d) "Land is one's road to the future."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who turns the villagers against Wang Lung during the hard times after the drought in Chapter 8?

4. What season has begun in the beginning of Chapter 14?

5. Where does Wang Lung wish to have his second-eldest son apprenticed in Chapter 25?

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