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

3. 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) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

5. How many sleeping mats does Wang Lung purchase to fashion into a hut for his family in the city in Chapter 11?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

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

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) 2 pence.
(b) A penny.
(c) A silver coin.
(d) 5 pence.

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

9. Who turns the villagers against Wang Lung during the hard times after the drought in Chapter 8?
(a) O-lan.
(b) Liu.
(c) Ching.
(d) Wang Lung's uncle.

10. What does the gatekeeper demand of Wang Lung before admitting him to the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?
(a) His birth certificate.
(b) A silver coin.
(c) A silver ring.
(d) A letter of invite.

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

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

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

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 gives them to her family.
(c) She eats them all.
(d) She gives them to Old Mistress Hwang as a gift.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the barber suggest Wang Lung have removed on his wedding day?

2. What is sewn onto the front of the hat that O-lin has made for her son when she goes to the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?

3. What is described in Chapter 1 as the first sound that Wang Lung hears each morning when he awakens?

4. How much of the money Wang Lung has obtained does he spend on seeds before returning to his land in Chapter 15?

5. Who is the priority in Wang Lung's home when the family is starving in Chapter 9?

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