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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When O-lan summons Cuckoo to her death bed in Chapter 26, she tells her that Cuckoo is what?
(a) "A lovely girl."
(b) "Still a slave."
(c) "Like a daughter."
(d) "A beautiful and faithful maid."

2. What do Wang Lung and all of the farmers in his village share?
(a) The name of Lung.
(b) The shared land.
(c) The name of Wang.
(d) The same living quarters.

3. What does Wang Lung overhear his sons discussing in the end of Chapter 34?
(a) Killing one another.
(b) Selling the land.
(c) Going to war.
(d) Renting out the land.

4. 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?
(a) Baiyun.
(b) Badaling.
(c) Kwen Lwen.
(d) Baija.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many eggs does Wang Lung purchase in town in Chapter 4?

2. Who moves into the quarters where Lotus used to live when Wang Lung's family moves into town in Chapter 29?

3. What is the name of the whore whom Wang Lung's eldest son has been frequenting in Chapter 23?

4. How many sticks of incense does Wang Lung burn at the temple of the earth after his son is born in Chapter 4?

5. How does Wang Lung's eldest son suggest they kill his uncle and his family in Chapter 27?

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