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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. How does Wang Lung's eldest son suggest they kill his uncle and his family in Chapter 27?
(a) By stabbing them.
(b) By poisoning them.
(c) By drowning them.
(d) By shooting them.

2. What symbol of a band of robbers does Wang Lung's uncle wear inside his coat?
(a) A white beard.
(b) A saber.
(c) A gold bracelet.
(d) A red beard.

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

4. What causes Wang Lung to become angry with Lotus in Chapter 21?
(a) Lotus curses his children.
(b) Lotus leaves the house.
(c) Lotus sleeps with Ching.
(d) Lotus scolds O-lan.

5. What gift does Wang Lung give to the teacher when he takes his sons to school in Chapter 17?
(a) Salted pork.
(b) An apple.
(c) Fresh eggs.
(d) A ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many nights has Wang Lung's uncle not slept when he arrives at Wang's home in Chapter 20?

2. What does Wang Lung purchase for the "goddess of mercy" after his grandson is born in Chapter 29?

3. 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?

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

5. What does Wang Lung's aunt say Lotus "reeks of" when she helps her into her chambers in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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