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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Wang Lung make his eldest sons work in his fields each day in Chapter 17?
(a) So they will obey him.
(b) So they will not become idle and spoiled.
(c) So they will become scholars.
(d) So they will fear him.

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

3. 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) Two-fifths.
(b) One-half.
(c) Three-fourths.
(d) Four-fifths.

4. For how long does Wang Lung's soldier cousin stay in his house with the soldiers before departing for another war in Chapter 31?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 months.

5. Why does Wang Lung's eldest son say he hates his cousin in Chapter 27?
(a) Because he is base and stupid.
(b) Because he is always peeping at his wife.
(c) Because he is a scholar.
(d) Because he is arrogant and wealthy.

6. 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.

7. For whom does Wang Lung buy a coffin for also when he purchases one for O-lan in Chapter 26?
(a) For his daughter.
(b) For his niece.
(c) For his uncle.
(d) For his father.

8. What are Wang Lung's uncle and aunt compared to in Chapter 30?
(a) "Wet blankets."
(b) "Snakes and tigers."
(c) "Old dry sticks."
(d) "Fat, robust babies."

9. Why has the price of grain risen in Chapter 31?
(a) Because of a war.
(b) Because of a new merchant.
(c) Because of a flood.
(d) Because of a famine.

10. 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 arrange for a divorce.
(b) She will curse her daughters to slavery.
(c) She will have her sister kill everyone.
(d) She will send back her spirit for a curse.

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

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

13. What does Wang Lung purchase for the "goddess of mercy" after his grandson is born in Chapter 29?
(a) A new robe.
(b) A blue candle.
(c) A gold crown.
(d) A silver ring.

14. What does O-lan suggest that her eldest son has been doing when she confronts Wang Lung in Chapter 24?
(a) Stealing money.
(b) Spending time with Lotus.
(c) Talking to soldiers.
(d) Spending time with Cuckoo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What drastic act does Wang Lung do in order to impress Lotus in Chapter 19?

2. 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?

3. What is the woman holding in the picture on the wall of the tea shop that Wang Lung becomes enamored with?

4. 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?

5. What suggestion of his eldest son's regarding his uncle does Wang Lung finally agree to in Chapter 27?

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