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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O-lan do with the New Year's cakes she makes in Chapter 5?
(a) She feeds them to the poor.
(b) She gives them to her family.
(c) She gives them to Old Mistress Hwang as a gift.
(d) She eats them all.

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

3. Who makes the hut from the mats that Wang Lung buys in the city in Chapter 11?
(a) O-lan.
(b) Wang Lung.
(c) Pear Blossom.
(d) Lotus.

4. Who is in charge of arranging the marriage for Wang Lung's second-eldest son?
(a) Cuckoo.
(b) Wang Lung's aunt.
(c) Ching.
(d) Wang Lung's uncle.

5. Who moves into the quarters where Lotus used to live when Wang Lung's family moves into town in Chapter 29?
(a) Wang Lung's uncle.
(b) Wang Lung's youngest son.
(c) Wang Lung's father.
(d) The poor fool.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after O-lan's death is her burial arranged to take place?

2. How many children does Wang Lung's uncle have in Chapter 7?

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

4. What symbol of a band of robbers does Wang Lung's uncle wear inside his coat?

5. What does Wang Lung's aunt say Lotus "reeks of" when she helps her into her chambers in Chapter 20?

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