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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) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Autumn.

2. How many children does Wang Lung's uncle have in Chapter 7?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. What color are eggs died to celebrate when Wang Lung has a son in Chapter 3?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

4. Why does Wang Lung go to confront his uncle's wife in Chapter 7?
(a) Because he hopes to take a second wife.
(b) Because her sons are disrupting the town.
(c) Because he is in love with her.
(d) Because he feels his female cousin should be married off.

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

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

7. 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) 2 pence.
(c) A penny.
(d) A silver coin.

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

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

10. What are the New Year's cakes called that O-lan makes in Chapter 5?
(a) Sun cakes.
(b) Lenten cakes.
(c) Moon cakes.
(d) Rice cakes.

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

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

13. What happened to Wang Lung's uncle's daughters while he and his family were in the city?
(a) They committed suicide.
(b) They starved to death.
(c) They were sold.
(d) They were murdered.

14. 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 hot water shop.
(c) A temple.
(d) A butcher shop.

15. What is depicted on the second flier that Wang Lung is given in Chapter 14?
(a) A fat man stabbing a starving man.
(b) Buddha.
(c) A street paved with gold.
(d) Jesus Christ.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the fellow traveler tell Wang Lung the sleeping mats cost in the city in Chapter 11?

2. How is Wang Lung's uncle's wife described in Chapter 4?

3. How much money does Wang Lung spend on an ox in Chapter 15?

4. How much money does Wang Lung pay for the cost of transporting his family to the city in the south in Chapter 11?

5. What does O-lan do with the New Year's cakes she makes in Chapter 5?

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