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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does O-lan do with the flier that has been given to Wang Lung by the blue-eyed man in Chapter 14?
2. What does O-lan remark to Wang Lung about the child she has just given birth to in Chapter 7?
3. Why does Wang Lung go to confront his uncle's wife in Chapter 7?
4. What is sewn onto the front of the hat that O-lin has made for her son when she goes to the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?
5. From whom has Wang Lung bought a leg of pork that hangs in his house in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Wang Lung perceive the city of Kiangsu in Chapter 12?
2. What activities take place as the New Year celebration approaches in Chapter 5?
3. What leads to Wang Lung purchasing more land from the House of Hwang in Chapter 8?
4. Why did Wang Lung's father choose a slave for Wang Lung's wife?
5. What actions are taken after O-lan gives birth to a son in Chapter 4? Why?
6. How does O-lan describe the fall of the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?
7. Where do Wang Lung and O-lan go on the second day of the New Year in Chapter 5?
8. What is depicted on the fliers that Wang Lung is handed in Chapter 14?
9. How does O-lan go about earning money to keep her family alive once they've reached the city in Chapter 11?
10. How has Wang Lung's fate changed in Chapter 8? How does he respond to this change of fate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of morality and necessity in The Good Earth. When does morality come into question in the course of the story? What leads this questioning? What morals do you feel the author expresses through Wang Lung’s narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the plot structure of The Good Earth. Where does the exposition transition to rising action? Where does the climax take place? What are the conflicts that the protagonist faces in the climax? How are these conflicts resolved in the denouement?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the setting of Wang Lung’s homestead in the novel. How does this setting evolve and change in the course of the narrative? What does Wang Lung’s land represent for him symbolically?
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