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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what name does Wang Lung's young cousin the soldier refer to Lotus in Chapter 31?
(a) "Rough Hind."
(b) "Old Courtesan."
(c) "Old Mistress."
(d) "White Flower."

2. How old is Wang Lung's eldest son when Wang sends him to be educated?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

3. What does O-lan promise Wang Lung she will do for their youngest daughter in Chapter 18?
(a) Cut her hair.
(b) Bind her feet.
(c) Sell her to a merchant.
(d) Sell her to a soldier.

4. What drastic act does Wang Lung do in order to impress Lotus in Chapter 19?
(a) He cuts off his braid.
(b) He sells his wife.
(c) He buys a new home.
(d) He sells his land.

5. Where does Wang Lung wish to have his second-eldest son apprenticed in Chapter 25?
(a) The blacksmith shop.
(b) The butcher shop.
(c) The grain market.
(d) The Buddhist temple.

6. Wang Lung says in Chapter 20, "When a man's house is full of wild dogs he must" do what?
(a) "Seek peace elsewhere."
(b) "Throw bones in their direction."
(c) "Protect himself."
(d) "Kill them."

7. How many sons has O-lan borne for Wang Lung in Chapter 20?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

8. How many pieces of silver does Wang Lung give to his aunt for arranging his purchase of Lotus?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 50.

9. How much of Wang Lung's land is said to be "a lake as deep as a man's shoulders and more" during the floods in Chapter 18?
(a) Four-fifths.
(b) One-half.
(c) Three-fourths.
(d) Two-fifths.

10. In O-lan's last words before dying, she says, "Beauty will not" do what?
(a) "Bear a man sons."
(b) "Live forever."
(c) "Bring prosperity."
(d) "Follow one across the bridge."

11. How does O-lan explain her growing illness to Wang Lung in Chapter 18?
(a) "The births have broken my womb."
(b) "There is a fire in my vitals."
(c) "There is a pounding in my heart."
(d) "My head is aching."

12. What does Wang Lung have built for Cuckoo due to the adversity between her and O-lan in Chapter 21?
(a) A separate home.
(b) A bathing trough.
(c) A bed.
(d) A separate kitchen.

13. For how long does Wang Lung refrain from going into town due to his anger after his uncle has moved onto his land in Chapter 20?
(a) For 2 days.
(b) For 2 weeks.
(c) For 4 days.
(d) For 3 days.

14. The narrator says in Chapter 23, "When there was a thing to be done, Cuckoo smelled the money in it as a rat smells" what?
(a) "Tallow."
(b) "Pork."
(c) "Corn."
(d) "Noodles."

15. What primary color is worn by the bride and groom at Wang Lung's son's wedding in Chapter 26?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O-lan refuse to leave out for Cuckoo in the mornings in Chapter 21?

2. Under what kind of tree are O-land and Wang Lung's father buried?

3. Whom does Wang Lung's second-eldest son say his older brother has been going out with at night in Chapter 23?

4. Why does Wang Lung make his eldest sons work in his fields each day in Chapter 17?

5. Of the silk depictions of women on the walls of the tea house, Wang Lung says in Chapter 18, "I thought they were pictures of dream women, of goddesses in the mountain of" where?

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