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

2. How many eggs does Wang Lung purchase in town in Chapter 4?
(a) 200.
(b) 20.
(c) 150.
(d) 50.

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

4. What is the crashing sound that Wang Lung's family observes from their hut in Chapter 14?
(a) A bomb exploding by the public kitchen.
(b) The enemy breaking down the gate.
(c) Machine-gun fire.
(d) A tank rolling into town.

5. What does Wang Lung purchase to dye the eggs with in Chapter 4?
(a) Red food dye.
(b) Hen's blood.
(c) Saffron.
(d) Red paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season has begun in the beginning of Chapter 14?

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

3. What is the vehicle called that Wang Lung's family takes to the city in the south in Chapter 10?

4. How much does the fellow traveler tell Wang Lung the sleeping mats cost in the city in Chapter 11?

5. What food does Ching give to Wang Lung before Wang's family departs for the south in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe O-lan's actions when she comes to Wang Lung's home. How does Wang Lung perceive his wife?

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

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

7. What conflict occurs between Wang Lung and his aunt in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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