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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Wang Lung order to arrange the matter of renting a house in town for his family to move to in Chapter 29?
(a) His father.
(b) His youngest son.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His eldest son.

2. Why does Wang Lung give silver to his uncle's son in Chapter 29?
(a) To fund his father's funeral.
(b) To fund his trip to the city in the south.
(c) To prepare to go to war in the north.
(d) To fund his college education.

3. What is the one great regret that Wang Lung feels as he departs O-lan's funeral in Chapter 26?
(a) That he married her.
(b) That he sold her daughter.
(c) That he took her pearls from her.
(d) That he moved Lotus into his house.

4. 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) "Noodles."
(c) "Pork."
(d) "Corn."

5. What is the name of the tea shop where Lotus lives as a prostitute?
(a) The House of Mountains.
(b) The House of Flowers.
(c) The House of Saffron.
(d) The House of Pearls.

6. What gift does Wang Lung give to the teacher when he takes his sons to school in Chapter 17?
(a) Salted pork.
(b) A ring.
(c) Fresh eggs.
(d) An apple.

7. What symbol of a band of robbers does Wang Lung's uncle wear inside his coat?
(a) A saber.
(b) A white beard.
(c) A red beard.
(d) A gold bracelet.

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

9. What name does the schoolmaster give to Wang Lung's second-eldest son in Chapter 17?
(a) Nung Wen.
(b) Liu.
(c) Ching.
(d) Nung En.

10. Who is the grain dealer that Lotus suggests Wang Lung speak to about marrying his son to the grain dealer's daughter in Chapter 23?
(a) Liu.
(b) Nung Wen.
(c) Nung En.
(d) Ching.

11. Who suggests that Wang Lung purchase the outer courts of the townhouse to drive out the dirty commoners in Chapter 30?
(a) Ching.
(b) Wang Lung's youngest son.
(c) Wang Lung's uncle.
(d) Wang Lung's eldest son.

12. What does O-lan say she will do if Cuckoo or Lotus are allowed into her room after she has died in Chapter 26?
(a) She will send back her spirit for a curse.
(b) She will have her sister kill everyone.
(c) She will curse her daughters to slavery.
(d) She will arrange for a divorce.

13. How long after O-lan's death is her burial arranged to take place?
(a) 5 months later.
(b) 2 weeks later.
(c) 4 days later.
(d) 3 months later.

14. Who stays with Wang Lung on his land before they depart to move into the townhouse in Chapter 29?
(a) Wang Lung's eldest son.
(b) Cuckoo.
(c) Lotus.
(d) Wang Lung's youngest son.

15. When O-lan summons Cuckoo to her death bed in Chapter 26, she tells her that Cuckoo is what?
(a) "Still a slave."
(b) "A beautiful and faithful maid."
(c) "A lovely girl."
(d) "Like a daughter."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the "great red girl" that Lotus describes at the tea shop in Chapter 23?

2. Whom does Wang Lung describe as "the keeper of" Lotus in Chapter 20?

3. How does Wang Lung's eldest son suggest they kill his uncle and his family in Chapter 27?

4. What does Wang Lung purchase for the "goddess of mercy" after his grandson is born in Chapter 29?

5. What is described as the color of mourning that Wang Lung and his family wears after O-lan's death?

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