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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 remark to Wang Lung about the child she has just given birth to in Chapter 7?
(a) "It is a son and a blessing to all."
(b) "I fear it has died."
(c) "It is only a slave this time - not worth mentioning."
(d) "It is a girl-child, and one that needs love."

2. 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 O-lan has died.
(d) Because his aunt is dying.

3. Whom does Lotus befriend, much to Wang Lung's discouragement in Chapter 21?
(a) Ching.
(b) Wang Lung's youngest son.
(c) Wang Lung's aunt.
(d) O-lan.

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

5. How much money does Wang Lung spend on an ox in Chapter 15?
(a) 2 gold pieces.
(b) 5 gold pieces.
(c) 10 silver coins.
(d) 3 silver coins.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many silver dollars does Wang Lung have in his purse when he sets out on his wedding day in Chapter 1?

2. 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?

3. What does O-lan say she will do if Cuckoo or Lotus are allowed into her room after she has died in Chapter 26?

4. For how long does the grain merchant insist his daughter must wait until she is wed to Wang Lung's eldest son in Chapter 23?

5. Whom does Wang Lung's second-eldest son say his older brother has been going out with at night in Chapter 23?

(see the answer key)

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