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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wang Lung demand from O-lan to give to Lotus in Chapter 19?
(a) Her silver ring.
(b) Her pearls.
(c) Her sapphire necklace.
(d) Her daughter.

2. What does O-lan refuse to leave out for Cuckoo in the mornings in Chapter 21?
(a) Hot water.
(b) Cleaning materials.
(c) Wood.
(d) Coal.

3. Where does Cuckoo say Lotus is from in Chapter 18?
(a) Anhwei.
(b) Soochow.
(c) Dalian.
(d) Kiangsu.

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

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

6. How far away does the maid live that is arranged to marry Wang Lung's second-eldest son in Chapter 29?
(a) 3 villages away.
(b) 1 village away.
(c) 500 miles away.
(d) In the town where Wang Lung lives.

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

8. Who are the first members of Wang Lung's household that are moved to the new townhouse in Chapter 29?
(a) Lotus and Cuckoo.
(b) Ching and Liu.
(c) O-lan and the poor fool.
(d) Nung En and Nung Wen.

9. 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 youngest son.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His father.
(d) His eldest son.

10. What is Cuckoo's job at the tea house in Chapter 18?
(a) She cooks food in the kitchen.
(b) She pours tea.
(c) She serves food.
(d) She solicits customers for the courtesans.

11. For how long does the grain merchant insist his daughter must wait until she is wed to Wang Lung's eldest son in Chapter 23?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

12. Who is the first to discover and announce Wang Lung's love for another woman in Chapter 20?
(a) Wang Lung's uncle.
(b) Wang Lung's aunt.
(c) O-lan.
(d) Liu.

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

14. What do Wang Lung and all of the farmers in his village share?
(a) The shared land.
(b) The name of Wang.
(c) The same living quarters.
(d) The name of Lung.

15. What causes Wang Lung to become angry with Lotus in Chapter 21?
(a) Lotus leaves the house.
(b) Lotus sleeps with Ching.
(c) Lotus scolds O-lan.
(d) Lotus curses his children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the villagers call Wang Lung instead of "Wang the Farmer" in Chapter 30?

2. What is the name of the whore whom Wang Lung's eldest son has been frequenting in Chapter 23?

3. Who is in charge of arranging the marriage for Wang Lung's second-eldest son?

4. What primary color is worn by the bride and groom at Wang Lung's son's wedding in Chapter 26?

5. Wang Lung says in Chapter 20, "When a man's house is full of wild dogs he must" do what?

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