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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O-lan say she was beaten with daily as a slave in Chapter 14?
(a) A piece of silk.
(b) A belt.
(c) A willow branch.
(d) A leather mule-halter.

2. What statement does O-lan make regarding the rich in Chapter 16?
(a) "The rich are welcome anywhere."
(b) "The rich are always overbearing."
(c) "The rich are delicate."
(d) "The rich are always afraid."

3. What does Wang Lung purchase to dye the eggs with in Chapter 4?
(a) Saffron.
(b) Red food dye.
(c) Hen's blood.
(d) Red paper.

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

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

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

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

8. 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 a menacing god."
(c) "Land is one's flesh and blood."
(d) "Land is one's culture and history."

9. From whom has Wang Lung bought a leg of pork that hangs in his house in Chapter 4?
(a) Ching.
(b) Lotus.
(c) Liu.
(d) Pear Blossom.

10. Who kills Wang Lung's ox in Chapter 8?
(a) Lotus.
(b) O-lan.
(c) Wang Lung's aunt.
(d) Wang Lung's uncle.

11. What does Wang Lung go to eat before taking his bride from the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?
(a) Bread.
(b) Rice.
(c) Noodles.
(d) Potatoes.

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

13. Whom does O-lan suggest Wang Lung buy land from instead of from the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?
(a) Liu.
(b) Wang Lung's father.
(c) Wang Lung's uncle.
(d) Ching.

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

15. Where does Wang Lung first observe young men in the city speaking of revolution in Chapter 11?
(a) By the public kitchen.
(b) By the Confucian temple.
(c) By his hut.
(d) By the city wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season has begun in the beginning of Chapter 14?

2. What is depicted on the second flier that Wang Lung is given in Chapter 14?

3. How much money does it cost to go to a public kitchen for rice gruel in the city in the south in Chapter 11?

4. How far is the distance described that Wang Lung's family must travel to reach the city in the south in Chapter 9?

5. What happened to Wang Lung's uncle's daughters while he and his family were in the city?

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