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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drastic act does Wang Lung do in order to impress Lotus in Chapter 19?
(a) He buys a new home.
(b) He sells his land.
(c) He sells his wife.
(d) He cuts off his braid.

2. What is the one great regret that Wang Lung feels as he departs O-lan's funeral in Chapter 26?
(a) That he moved Lotus into his house.
(b) That he sold her daughter.
(c) That he took her pearls from her.
(d) That he married her.

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

4. How old is Wang Lung's eldest son when Wang sends him to be educated?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 5.

5. Who stays with Wang Lung on his land before they depart to move into the townhouse in Chapter 29?
(a) Wang Lung's youngest son.
(b) Lotus.
(c) Cuckoo.
(d) Wang Lung's eldest son.

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

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

8. 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) 5 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

10. Why does Wang Lung not turn away his uncle in Chapter 20?
(a) Because his aunt is dying.
(b) Because it would be shameful.
(c) Because O-lan has died.
(d) Because his uncle owes him money.

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

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

13. Why does Wang Lung give silver to his uncle's son in Chapter 29?
(a) To prepare to go to war in the north.
(b) To fund his college education.
(c) To fund his trip to the city in the south.
(d) To fund his father's funeral.

14. 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.

15. 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 father.
(b) His youngest son.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His eldest son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wang Lung make his eldest sons work in his fields each day in Chapter 17?

2. 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?

3. Under what kind of tree are O-land and Wang Lung's father buried?

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

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

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