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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long has it been since Wang Lung last saw his eldest son when he comes home to be wed in Chapter 26?
(a) Over 4 years.
(b) About 6 months.
(c) Over 3 years.
(d) Over 2 years.

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

4. What color robes do the priests from the Buddhist temple wear that are summoned for O-lan's funeral?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Gray.

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

6. 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) Nung Wen.
(b) Nung En.
(c) Liu.
(d) Ching.

7. How old is Wang Lung's youngest daughter in Chapter 25?
(a) Almost 8.
(b) Almost 16.
(c) Almost 10.
(d) Almost 12.

8. Who is in charge of arranging the marriage for Wang Lung's second-eldest son?
(a) Wang Lung's aunt.
(b) Ching.
(c) Cuckoo.
(d) Wang Lung's uncle.

9. 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 arrogant and wealthy.
(c) Because he is always peeping at his wife.
(d) Because he is a scholar.

10. Under what kind of tree are O-land and Wang Lung's father buried?
(a) An oak tree.
(b) A date tree.
(c) An elm tree.
(d) A willow tree.

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

12. For how long does Wang Lung refrain from going into town due to his anger after his uncle has moved onto his land in Chapter 20?
(a) For 3 days.
(b) For 4 days.
(c) For 2 days.
(d) For 2 weeks.

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

14. The narrator says of Lotus in Chapter 24, "... and with her wide eyes and small mouth she looked more than ever like a plump little" what?
(a) "Wolf."
(b) "Cat."
(c) "Bird."
(d) "Snake."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the one great regret that Wang Lung feels as he departs O-lan's funeral in Chapter 26?

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

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

5. When O-lan summons Cuckoo to her death bed in Chapter 26, she tells her that Cuckoo is what?

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