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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Wang Lung's nearest neighbor that he regrets not having brought with him when he faces the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?
(a) Pear Blossom.
(b) Lotus.
(c) Ching.
(d) Liu.

2. What food does O-lan give to her two sons as Wang Lung's family departs for their journey in Chapter 10?
(a) Bread.
(b) Bone broth.
(c) Egg rolls.
(d) Bowls of rice.

3. What does Wang Lung vow he must do in the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Sell his daughter into slavery.
(b) Remarry.
(c) Kill himself.
(d) Return to his land.

4. How many eggs does Wang Lung purchase in town in Chapter 4?
(a) 200.
(b) 150.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

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

6. What does Wang Lung's uncle ask of Wang Lung for his daughter's dowry in Chapter 7?
(a) 10 pieces of silver.
(b) 10 pieces of gold.
(c) 5 pieces of silver.
(d) 2 pieces of silver.

7. What food does Ching give to Wang Lung before Wang's family departs for the south in Chapter 9?
(a) Rice bowls.
(b) Water chestnuts.
(c) Bone broth.
(d) Dried beans.

8. 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 the city wall.
(d) By his hut.

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

10. How much money does Wang Lung pay for the cost of transporting his family to the city in the south in Chapter 11?
(a) About 20 silver coins.
(b) 5 silver coins.
(c) 2 gold coins.
(d) Less than 2 silver coins.

11. How long has it been since the death of Wang Lung's mother in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 years.

12. What season has begun in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

13. How much does the fellow traveler tell Wang Lung the sleeping mats cost in the city in Chapter 11?
(a) 5 pence each.
(b) 2 pence each.
(c) 1 penny each.
(d) 1 gold coin each.

14. What presumably happens to Wang Lung's daughter that is born in Chapter 9?
(a) Wang Lung kills her.
(b) She is stillborn.
(c) O-lan kills her.
(d) She is taken by soldiers.

15. How much money does it cost to go to a public kitchen for rice gruel in the city in the south in Chapter 11?
(a) 5 pence.
(b) A penny.
(c) 2 pence.
(d) A silver coin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Wang Lung's father went to request a slave as a wife for his son, he requested what trait "above all"?

3. Where does O-lan dig a hole for she and Wang Lung to hide their silver in Chapter 4?

4. Of what drug does the Old Mistress partake during Wang Long's visit to retrieve his wife in Chapter 1?

5. What color is the suit that Wang Lung wears on his wedding day?

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