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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Wang Lung have Ching buried in Chapter 29?
(a) By the wall of the estate.
(b) Next to his father's grave.
(c) Outside of the village.
(d) Next to O-lan's grave.

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

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

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

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

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

9. What primary color is worn by the bride and groom at Wang Lung's son's wedding in Chapter 26?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

10. How does O-lan explain her growing illness to Wang Lung in Chapter 18?
(a) "There is a fire in my vitals."
(b) "My head is aching."
(c) "The births have broken my womb."
(d) "There is a pounding in my heart."

11. Who suggests that Wang Lung purchase the outer courts of the townhouse to drive out the dirty commoners in Chapter 30?
(a) Wang Lung's uncle.
(b) Wang Lung's youngest son.
(c) Ching.
(d) Wang Lung's eldest son.

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

13. 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) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 5 years.

14. Who moves into the quarters where Lotus used to live when Wang Lung's family moves into town in Chapter 29?
(a) Wang Lung's uncle.
(b) Wang Lung's father.
(c) Wang Lung's youngest son.
(d) The poor fool.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

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