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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wang Lung do for work when he first arrives in the city in the south in Chapter 11?
(a) He sells newspapers.
(b) He works at a butcher shop.
(c) He works at the public kitchen.
(d) He pulls a rickshaw.

2. Who is the priority in Wang Lung's home when the family is starving in Chapter 9?
(a) Wang Lung's daughter.
(b) Wang Long's eldest son.
(c) Wang Lung's father.
(d) O-lan.

3. What does Wang Lung purchase to burn on the eve of the new year in Chapter 5?
(a) Six green candles.
(b) Two red candles.
(c) Five blue candles.
(d) Ten red candles.

4. In what city was Wang Lung born?
(a) Anhwei.
(b) Dalian.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Fuzhou.

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

6. Where is a tailor coming from to tend to the daughter of the House of Hwang for her her upcoming wedding in Chapter 5?
(a) Shenzhen.
(b) Ningbo.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Beijing.

7. What does Wang Lung's father compare drinking tea to in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Eating silver.
(b) Drinking wax.
(c) Eating grapes.
(d) Drinking wine.

8. How many young lords are described at the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

10. How far is the distance described that Wang Lung's family must travel to reach the city in the south in Chapter 9?
(a) About 30 miles.
(b) About 70 miles.
(c) Over 100 miles.
(d) Over 200 miles.

11. What does the barber suggest Wang Lung have removed on his wedding day?
(a) His braid.
(b) His earrings.
(c) His nose-ring.
(d) His shoes.

12. How old is Wang Lung's female cousin that he and his uncle discuss in Chapter 7?
(a) 15.
(b) 19.
(c) 22.
(d) 12.

13. How much do each of the eggs cost that Wang Lung purchases after his son is born?
(a) 2 pence.
(b) 1 penny.
(c) 5 pence.
(d) 4 pence.

14. What is described in Chapter 1 as the first sound that Wang Lung hears each morning when he awakens?
(a) A bluebird singing.
(b) His father's cough.
(c) A train whistle.
(d) The ocean waves.

15. What items did Wang Lung's father take to the House of Hwang to secure Wang Lung's marriage to their slave-girl?
(a) Two rings and a pair of earrings.
(b) A watch and a necklace.
(c) A silk dress and a pair of stockings.
(d) A pair of shoes and a ladle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the jewels does O-lan ask for and keep for herself when she gives the rest to Wang Lung in Chapter 16?

2. What statement does O-lan make regarding the rich in Chapter 16?

3. Why does Wang Lung go to confront his uncle's wife in Chapter 7?

4. What does Wang Lung begin referring to his daughter as in Chapter 9?

5. What food does Ching give to Wang Lung before Wang's family departs for the south in Chapter 9?

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