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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. How much money does Wang Lung pay for the cost of transporting his family to the city in the south in Chapter 11?
(a) About 20 silver coins.
(b) Less than 2 silver coins.
(c) 5 silver coins.
(d) 2 gold coins.

2. What does O-lan do with the New Year's cakes she makes in Chapter 5?
(a) She gives them to Old Mistress Hwang as a gift.
(b) She feeds them to the poor.
(c) She gives them to her family.
(d) She eats them all.

3. What does Wang Lung define one's land as being in Chapter 5?
(a) "Land is one's culture and history."
(b) "Land is one's road to the future."
(c) "Land is one's flesh and blood."
(d) "Land is a menacing god."

4. Where does O-lan dig a hole for she and Wang Lung to hide their silver in Chapter 4?
(a) By the church.
(b) By the baby's bed.
(c) Behind their bed.
(d) Behind the estate wall.

5. What does O-lan remark to Wang Lung about the child she has just given birth to in Chapter 7?
(a) "It is a girl-child, and one that needs love."
(b) "I fear it has died."
(c) "It is a son and a blessing to all."
(d) "It is only a slave this time - not worth mentioning."

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom has Wang Lung bought a leg of pork that hangs in his house in Chapter 4?

2. How much money does the American woman give to Wang Lung for transporting her in Chapter 11?

3. In what city was Wang Lung born?

4. Who turns the villagers against Wang Lung during the hard times after the drought in Chapter 8?

5. What does Wang Lung begin referring to his daughter as in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What leads to Wang Lung purchasing more land from the House of Hwang in Chapter 8?

3. What information does Wang Lung learn from others on the train in Chapter 11?

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

5. What event leads Wang Lung to stop working as a rickshaw driver in Chapter 14?

6. How does Wang Lung's uncle respond when Wang Lung yells at him in Chapter 7?

7. What event leads to Wang Lung's decision that he must take his family back to the land in Chapter 12?

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

9. What actions are taken after O-lan gives birth to a son in Chapter 4? Why?

10. How does O-lan go about earning money to keep her family alive once they've reached the city in Chapter 11?

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