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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the New Year's cakes called that O-lan makes in Chapter 5?
(a) Sun cakes.
(b) Lenten cakes.
(c) Moon cakes.
(d) Rice cakes.

2. What does Wang Lung vow he must do in the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Return to his land.
(b) Remarry.
(c) Kill himself.
(d) Sell his daughter into slavery.

3. What items did Wang Lung's father take to the House of Hwang to secure Wang Lung's marriage to their slave-girl?
(a) A silk dress and a pair of stockings.
(b) A watch and a necklace.
(c) Two rings and a pair of earrings.
(d) A pair of shoes and a ladle.

4. What food does O-lan give to her two sons as Wang Lung's family departs for their journey in Chapter 10?
(a) Bread.
(b) Egg rolls.
(c) Bone broth.
(d) Bowls of rice.

5. What is the name of Wang Lung's nearest neighbor that he regrets not having brought with him when he faces the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?
(a) Liu.
(b) Ching.
(c) Pear Blossom.
(d) Lotus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does it cost to go to a public kitchen for rice gruel in the city in the south in Chapter 11?

2. Of what drug does the Old Mistress partake during Wang Long's visit to retrieve his wife in Chapter 1?

3. What is described in Chapter 1 as the first sound that Wang Lung hears each morning when he awakens?

4. Where is a tailor coming from to tend to the daughter of the House of Hwang for her her upcoming wedding in Chapter 5?

5. How many young lords are described at the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is depicted on the fliers that Wang Lung is handed in Chapter 14?

2. What preparations does Wang Lung make when he returns to his land in Chapter 15?

3. How do Wang Lung and his family reach the city in the south in Chapter 10?

4. How does Wang Lung perceive his wedding day when he awakens in Chapter 1?

5. How has the atmosphere of the city changed in Chapter 14? What has led to the changes?

6. Who brings Wang Lung's wife to him in Chapter 1? How is this character described?

7. What information does Ching relate to Wang Lung when he returns to his land in Chapter 15?

8. How has Wang Lung's fate changed in Chapter 8? How does he respond to this change of fate?

9. Why did Wang Lung's father choose a slave for Wang Lung's wife?

10. How does Wang Lung respond when he discovers O-lan's jewels in Chapter 16?

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