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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 of Wang Lung's land is said to be "a lake as deep as a man's shoulders and more" during the floods in Chapter 18?
(a) One-half.
(b) Two-fifths.
(c) Four-fifths.
(d) Three-fourths.

2. Who moves into the quarters where Lotus used to live when Wang Lung's family moves into town in Chapter 29?
(a) Wang Lung's youngest son.
(b) The poor fool.
(c) Wang Lung's uncle.
(d) Wang Lung's father.

3. Why has the price of grain risen in Chapter 31?
(a) Because of a war.
(b) Because of a flood.
(c) Because of a new merchant.
(d) Because of a famine.

4. What does O-lan say she will do if Cuckoo or Lotus are allowed into her room after she has died in Chapter 26?
(a) She will have her sister kill everyone.
(b) She will send back her spirit for a curse.
(c) She will curse her daughters to slavery.
(d) She will arrange for a divorce.

5. What is described as the color of mourning that Wang Lung and his family wears after O-lan's death?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Wang Lung pay Ching as steward on Wang Lung's farm in Chapter 17?

2. What is the one great regret that Wang Lung feels as he departs O-lan's funeral in Chapter 26?

3. Why does Wang Lung make his eldest sons work in his fields each day in Chapter 17?

4. What causes Wang Lung to become angry with Lotus in Chapter 21?

5. What does Wang Lung purchase for the "goddess of mercy" after his grandson is born in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision does Wang Lung make regarding his second-eldest son in Chapter 25?

2. How does Wang Lung go about arranging to purchase Lotus in Chapter 20?

3. How have Wang Lung's business, circumstances, and fate changed in the beginning of Chapter 17?

4. How is Lotus's arrival at Wang Lung's home described in Chapter 20? Who is present for her arrival?

5. What causes the flooding in Chapter 27? How does the flooding impact Wang Lung's village?

6. Who looks after the arrangement of Wang Lung's second son's marriage in Chapter 29? How are the arrangements described?

7. Whom does Lotus suggest to Wang Lung for an arranged marriage for his son in Chapter 23?

8. How is Lotus Flower described on the picture in the tea shop in Chapter 18?

9. What does Wang Lung do in preparation for Lotus's arrival at his home in Chapter 20? How is his behavior affected?

10. How does Wang Lung's family go about relocating to the city in Chapter 29? Who is the last to leave the land?

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