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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. For how long does Wang Lung refrain from going into town due to his anger after his uncle has moved onto his land in Chapter 20?
(a) For 4 days.
(b) For 2 weeks.
(c) For 3 days.
(d) For 2 days.

2. What are Wang Lung's uncle and aunt compared to in Chapter 30?
(a) "Wet blankets."
(b) "Snakes and tigers."
(c) "Old dry sticks."
(d) "Fat, robust babies."

3. Where does Wang Lung have Ching buried in Chapter 29?
(a) By the wall of the estate.
(b) Outside of the village.
(c) Next to his father's grave.
(d) Next to O-lan's grave.

4. What do Wang Lung and all of the farmers in his village share?
(a) The same living quarters.
(b) The name of Wang.
(c) The shared land.
(d) The name of Lung.

5. What does Wang Lung tell O-lan he would do if only it would heal her in Chapter 26?
(a) He would sell his daughters.
(b) He would leave Lotus.
(c) He would move into town.
(d) He would sell all his land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Cuckoo say Lotus is from in Chapter 18?

2. How many sons has O-lan borne for Wang Lung in Chapter 20?

3. 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?

4. Who is the "great red girl" that Lotus describes at the tea shop in Chapter 23?

5. How old is the daughter of the grain merchant that Wang Lung seeks for his eldest son's bride in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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