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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 is the name of the tea shop where Lotus lives as a prostitute?
(a) The House of Flowers.
(b) The House of Pearls.
(c) The House of Saffron.
(d) The House of Mountains.

2. Who comes to tell Wang Lung that his grandson has been born in Chapter 29?
(a) Lotus.
(b) Wang Lung's uncle.
(c) Wang Lung's aunt.
(d) Wang Lung's father.

3. Wang Lung says in Chapter 20, "When a man's house is full of wild dogs he must" do what?
(a) "Seek peace elsewhere."
(b) "Protect himself."
(c) "Throw bones in their direction."
(d) "Kill them."

4. Why does Wang Lung give silver to his uncle's son in Chapter 29?
(a) To prepare to go to war in the north.
(b) To fund his father's funeral.
(c) To fund his trip to the city in the south.
(d) To fund his college education.

5. Who accompanies Wang Lung's uncle when he moves into Wang Lung's home in Chapter 20?
(a) His daughters.
(b) His son, cousin, and brother.
(c) His wife and son.
(d) His wife and two daughters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Wang Lung and all of the farmers in his village share?

2. What name does the schoolmaster give to Wang Lung's eldest son in Chapter 17?

3. What primary color is worn by the bride and groom at Wang Lung's son's wedding in Chapter 26?

4. Who suggests that Wang Lung purchase the outer courts of the townhouse to drive out the dirty commoners in Chapter 30?

5. Who is the first to discover and announce Wang Lung's love for another woman in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is at the root of the conflict between O-lan and Cuckoo in Chapter 21?

2. How does Wang Lung respond when he discovers his eldest son in Lotus's court in Chapter 24?

3. What does O-lan say regarding Cuckoo as she lays dying in Chapter 26?

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

5. What leads Wang Lung to send his eldest sons away to school in Chapter 17?

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

7. What impact does O-lan's illness have on Wang Lung's household in Chapter 26?

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

9. How would you describe Wang Lung's sons in Chapter 30? How are each of his sons different?

10. What does Wang Lung's young cousin do that causes conflict in Wang Lung's house in Chapter 31?

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