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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 Cuckoo demand as payment for Lotus to come and live with Wang Lung in Chapter 20?
(a) 200 pieces of silver.
(b) 30 pieces of silver.
(c) 20 pieces of gold.
(d) 100 pieces of silver.

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

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

4. 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) "It is only a slave this time - not worth mentioning."
(c) "It is a girl-child, and one that needs love."
(d) "I fear it has died."

5. How is Wang Lung's uncle's wife described in Chapter 4?
(a) "Attractive and tidy."
(b) "Thin and waspy."
(c) "Like a fox."
(d) "Fat and lazy."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How many sleeping mats does Wang Lung purchase to fashion into a hut for his family in the city in Chapter 11?

5. What does O-lan promise Wang Lung she will do for their youngest daughter in Chapter 18?

(see the answer key)

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