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

2. How long has it been since the death of Wang Lung's mother in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 2 years.

3. When Wang Lung's father went to request a slave as a wife for his son, he requested what trait "above all"?
(a) That she not be a good cook.
(b) That she not be poor.
(c) That she not be pretty.
(d) That she not be hard-working.

4. In what city was Wang Lung born?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Anhwei.
(c) Dalian.
(d) Fuzhou.

5. How many sleeping mats does Wang Lung purchase to fashion into a hut for his family in the city in Chapter 11?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Wang Lung hide when he observes soldiers seizing his fellow laborers from the streets in Chapter 14?

2. What does Wang Lung do for work when he first arrives in the city in the south in Chapter 11?

3. How many seed beans came up for Wang Lung's uncle of the twenty that he planted this year in Chapter 7?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What about Wang Lung's uncle's family vexes Wang Lung in Chapter 7?

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

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

8. What does Wang Lung vow to do in regards to his land in Chapter 6?

9. Where do Wang Lung and O-lan go on the second day of the New Year in Chapter 5?

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

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