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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the noodles signify that Wang Lung's family eats on his son's first month birthday in Chapter 4?
(a) A long life.
(b) Prosperity.
(c) Peace.
(d) Wisdom.

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

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

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

6. How many sticks of incense does Wang Lung burn at the temple of the earth after his son is born in Chapter 4?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

7. Why was O-lan beaten daily as a slave?
(a) To ensure she was obedient.
(b) White Lily.
(c) Because the Old Master was in love with her.
(d) Because she stole from her masters every day.

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

9. How many seed beans came up for Wang Lung's uncle of the twenty that he planted this year in Chapter 7?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

10. How does Wang Lung respond to the news that O-lan is pregnant in Chapter 2?
(a) He is enraged.
(b) He is saddened.
(c) He is terrified.
(d) He is happy.

11. How much money does Wang Lung spend on an ox in Chapter 15?
(a) 2 gold pieces.
(b) 5 gold pieces.
(c) 10 silver coins.
(d) 3 silver coins.

12. 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.

13. Of what drug does the Old Mistress partake during Wang Long's visit to retrieve his wife in Chapter 1?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Opium.
(c) Cannabis.
(d) Cocaine.

14. What does O-lan do with the New Year's cakes she makes in Chapter 5?
(a) She feeds them to the poor.
(b) She eats them all.
(c) She gives them to Old Mistress Hwang as a gift.
(d) She gives them to her family.

15. Who assists O-lan in childbirth in Chapter 3?
(a) Old Mistress Wang.
(b) Locus.
(c) Her mother.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is a tailor coming from to tend to the daughter of the House of Hwang for her her upcoming wedding in Chapter 5?

2. What is the name of the southern city that Wang Lung's family lives in during the famine in Chapter 11?

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

4. How much do each of the eggs cost that Wang Lung purchases after his son is born?

5. Where does Wang Lung hide when he observes soldiers seizing his fellow laborers from the streets in Chapter 14?

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