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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who washes O-lan's body for burial after her death?
(a) Wang Lung's uncle.
(b) Wang Lung's aunt.
(c) Wang Lung's eldest daughter.
(d) Wang Lung's daughter-in-law.

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

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

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

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

6. What does Wang Lung's aunt say Lotus "reeks of" when she helps her into her chambers in Chapter 20?
(a) "Perfume and paint."
(b) "Onions and garlic."
(c) "Sweat and men."
(d) "Oil and wine."

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) An orange.
(c) A lotus flower.
(d) A pear blossom.

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

9. What does Cuckoo demand as payment for Lotus to come and live with Wang Lung in Chapter 20?
(a) 20 pieces of gold.
(b) 200 pieces of silver.
(c) 100 pieces of silver.
(d) 30 pieces of silver.

10. 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) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 6 years.

11. 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 eldest son.
(c) His father.
(d) His uncle.

12. What color robes do the priests from the Taoist temple wear that come to lead O-lan's and Wang Lung's father's funeral?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

13. 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) Wang Lung's uncle.
(d) Lotus.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wang Lung promise to the prostitute who has been visited by Wang Lung's son in Chapter 23?

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

3. Who suggests that Wang Lung purchase the outer courts of the townhouse to drive out the dirty commoners in Chapter 30?

4. To whom does Wang Lung turn over all his financial matters in Chapter 30?

5. What does Wang Lung demand from O-lan to give to Lotus in Chapter 19?

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