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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. Who is the grain dealer that Lotus suggests Wang Lung speak to about marrying his son to the grain dealer's daughter in Chapter 23?
(a) Liu.
(b) Nung En.
(c) Nung Wen.
(d) Ching.

2. Who is in charge of arranging the marriage for Wang Lung's second-eldest son?
(a) Wang Lung's uncle.
(b) Ching.
(c) Wang Lung's aunt.
(d) Cuckoo.

3. In O-lan's last words before dying, she says, "Beauty will not" do what?
(a) "Bear a man sons."
(b) "Live forever."
(c) "Bring prosperity."
(d) "Follow one across the bridge."

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

5. What is Cuckoo's job at the tea house in Chapter 18?
(a) She cooks food in the kitchen.
(b) She solicits customers for the courtesans.
(c) She serves food.
(d) She pours tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 23, "When there was a thing to be done, Cuckoo smelled the money in it as a rat smells" what?

2. What is the woman holding in the picture on the wall of the tea shop that Wang Lung becomes enamored with?

3. Under what kind of tree are O-land and Wang Lung's father buried?

4. Whom does Wang Lung describe as "the keeper of" Lotus in Chapter 20?

5. Who are the first members of Wang Lung's household that are moved to the new townhouse in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Wang Lung to become restless in Chapter 18?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is significant about Wang Lung's uncle's revelation that he is associated with the redbeards in Chapter 23?

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

10. What is the source of Wang Lung's main conflicts in Chapter 30?

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