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

2. To whom does Wang Lung turn over all his financial matters in Chapter 30?
(a) His youngest daughter.
(b) His eldest daughter.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His second eldest son.

3. 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 days.
(c) For 3 days.
(d) For 2 weeks.

4. What do the villagers call Wang Lung instead of "Wang the Farmer" in Chapter 30?
(a) "Wang the dictator."
(b) "Wang the Self Important."
(c) "Wang the scholar."
(d) "Wang the Rich Man."

5. When O-lan summons Cuckoo to her death bed in Chapter 26, she tells her that Cuckoo is what?
(a) "Like a daughter."
(b) "A beautiful and faithful maid."
(c) "A lovely girl."
(d) "Still a slave."

Short Answer Questions

1. What color robes do the priests from the Buddhist temple wear that are summoned for O-lan's funeral?

2. 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?

3. What does O-lan say she will do if Cuckoo or Lotus are allowed into her room after she has died in Chapter 26?

4. Where does the grain merchant live that Wang Lung has betrothed his eldest son to in Chapter 25?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Wang Lung perceive Lotus's friendship with his aunt in Chapter 21?

3. What does Wang Lung do in order to gain control over his uncle and his family in Chapter 28?

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

5. How does Wang Lung respond when O-lan warns him of his eldest son visiting Lotus in Chapter 24?

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

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

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

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

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

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