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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 32-34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Wang Lung hide when he observes soldiers seizing his fellow laborers from the streets in Chapter 14?
(a) A temple.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A hot water shop.
(d) A pipe store.

2. Where does Wang Lung wish to have his second-eldest son apprenticed in Chapter 25?
(a) The grain market.
(b) The blacksmith shop.
(c) The Buddhist temple.
(d) The butcher shop.

3. Where does Cuckoo say Lotus is from in Chapter 18?
(a) Dalian.
(b) Kiangsu.
(c) Soochow.
(d) Anhwei.

4. Where does the American woman ask Wang Lung to transport her in Chapter 11?
(a) The Confucian temple.
(b) The Street of Bridges.
(c) The Emperor's estate.
(d) The Street of Temples.

5. How many pieces of silver does Wang Lung give to his aunt for arranging his purchase of Lotus?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wang Lung decide to do with his eldest son in the end of Chapter 24?

2. How tall is the Western Pagoda said to be in Wang Lung's village in Chapter 18?

3. What items did Wang Lung's father take to the House of Hwang to secure Wang Lung's marriage to their slave-girl?

4. What is the name of the tea shop where Lotus lives as a prostitute?

5. Whom does O-lan suggest Wang Lung buy land from instead of from the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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