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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. Of what drug does the Old Mistress partake during Wang Long's visit to retrieve his wife in Chapter 1?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Opium.
(c) Cannabis.
(d) Tobacco.

2. What does the barber suggest Wang Lung have removed on his wedding day?
(a) His nose-ring.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His earrings.
(d) His braid.

3. What is the vehicle called that Wang Lung's family takes to the city in the south in Chapter 10?
(a) A dragon-train.
(b) A fire-wagon.
(c) A rickshaw.
(d) A truck.

4. What does Wang Lung do for work when he first arrives in the city in the south in Chapter 11?
(a) He works at a butcher shop.
(b) He works at the public kitchen.
(c) He sells newspapers.
(d) He pulls a rickshaw.

5. What is sewn onto the front of the hat that O-lin has made for her son when she goes to the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?
(a) A dancing tiger.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A Buddha figure.
(d) A lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the noodles signify that Wang Lung's family eats on his son's first month birthday in Chapter 4?

2. How long has it been since the death of Wang Lung's mother in the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. How does Wang Lung respond to the news that O-lan is pregnant in Chapter 2?

4. How many silver dollars does Wang Lung have in his purse when he sets out on his wedding day in Chapter 1?

5. When Wang Lung's father went to request a slave as a wife for his son, he requested what trait "above all"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does O-lan describe the fall of the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?

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

3. How does Wang Lung perceive the city of Kiangsu in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

7. How do Wang Lung's circumstances during the winter differ from those of his uncle in Chapter 4?

8. What activities take place as the New Year celebration approaches in Chapter 5?

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

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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