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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. Why does Wang Lung's eldest son say he hates his cousin in Chapter 27?
(a) Because he is base and stupid.
(b) Because he is always peeping at his wife.
(c) Because he is a scholar.
(d) Because he is arrogant and wealthy.

2. What does Wang Lung have built for Cuckoo due to the adversity between her and O-lan in Chapter 21?
(a) A separate home.
(b) A separate kitchen.
(c) A bed.
(d) A bathing trough.

3. What does Wang Lung promise to the prostitute who has been visited by Wang Lung's son in Chapter 23?
(a) He will give her twice the silver for turning his son away.
(b) He will send his uncle to please her.
(c) He will kill her if his son returns.
(d) He will buy her a home if she turns away his son.

4. Why does Wang Lung make his eldest sons work in his fields each day in Chapter 17?
(a) So they will become scholars.
(b) So they will obey him.
(c) So they will fear him.
(d) So they will not become idle and spoiled.

5. What primary color is worn by the bride and groom at Wang Lung's son's wedding in Chapter 26?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Wang Lung decide to do with his eldest son in the end of Chapter 24?

3. For whom does Wang Lung buy a coffin for also when he purchases one for O-lan in Chapter 26?

4. 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?

5. To whom does Wang Lung turn over all his financial matters in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Wang Lung perceive his family and children in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

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

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