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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What suggestion of his eldest son's regarding his uncle does Wang Lung finally agree to in Chapter 27?
(a) Calling the magistrate to remove his uncle.
(b) Drowning his uncle and aunt.
(c) Getting his uncle addicted to opium.
(d) Sending for the redbeards to take away his uncle.

3. What is the name of the whore whom Wang Lung's eldest son has been frequenting in Chapter 23?
(a) Amber Rose.
(b) Yang.
(c) Pear Blossom.
(d) Cuckoo.

4. What do the villagers call Wang Lung instead of "Wang the Farmer" in Chapter 30?
(a) "Wang the scholar."
(b) "Wang the Rich Man."
(c) "Wang the Self Important."
(d) "Wang the dictator."

5. To whom does Wang Lung turn over all his financial matters in Chapter 30?
(a) His youngest daughter.
(b) His eldest daughter.
(c) His second eldest son.
(d) His uncle.

6. Whom does Wang Lung describe as "the keeper of" Lotus in Chapter 20?
(a) Ching.
(b) Nung Wen.
(c) Cuckoo.
(d) Liu.

7. What is the woman holding in the picture on the wall of the tea shop that Wang Lung becomes enamored with?
(a) A rose.
(b) A lotus flower.
(c) A pear blossom.
(d) An orange.

8. Where does the grain merchant live that Wang Lung has betrothed his eldest son to in Chapter 25?
(a) The Street of Bridges.
(b) The Street of Temples.
(c) The Street of Gold.
(d) The Street of Merchants.

9. 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) "Pork."
(b) "Noodles."
(c) "Corn."
(d) "Tallow."

10. Who accompanies Wang Lung's uncle when he moves into Wang Lung's home in Chapter 20?
(a) His wife and two daughters.
(b) His wife and son.
(c) His daughters.
(d) His son, cousin, and brother.

11. Who comes to tell Wang Lung that his grandson has been born in Chapter 29?
(a) Wang Lung's aunt.
(b) Wang Lung's father.
(c) Lotus.
(d) Wang Lung's uncle.

12. How much money does Wang Lung pay Ching as steward on Wang Lung's farm in Chapter 17?
(a) 2 silver pieces a month.
(b) 2 gold pieces a month.
(c) 4 gold pieces a month.
(d) 5 silver pieces a month.

13. What does Wang Lung promise to the prostitute who has been visited by Wang Lung's son in Chapter 23?
(a) He will kill her if his son returns.
(b) He will send his uncle to please her.
(c) He will give her twice the silver for turning his son away.
(d) He will buy her a home if she turns away his son.

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

15. Whom does Lotus befriend, much to Wang Lung's discouragement in Chapter 21?
(a) Wang Lung's aunt.
(b) Ching.
(c) Wang Lung's youngest son.
(d) O-lan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who moves into the quarters where Lotus used to live when Wang Lung's family moves into town in Chapter 29?

2. What does O-lan say she will do if Cuckoo or Lotus are allowed into her room after she has died in Chapter 26?

3. Who washes O-lan's body for burial after her death?

4. What symbol of a band of robbers does Wang Lung's uncle wear inside his coat?

5. What does Wang Lung decide to do with his eldest son in the end of Chapter 24?

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