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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 Wang Lung vow he must do in the end of Chapter 12?
2. What does Wang Lung go to eat before taking his bride from the House of Hwang in Chapter 1?
3. How many young lords are described at the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?
4. How far is the distance described that Wang Lung's family must travel to reach the city in the south in Chapter 9?
5. What does Wang Lung define one's land as being in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has the atmosphere of the city changed in Chapter 14? What has led to the changes?
2. What does Wang Lung vow to do in regards to his land in Chapter 6?
3. How do Wang Lung and his family reach the city in the south in Chapter 10?
4. Where do Wang Lung and O-lan go on the second day of the New Year in Chapter 5?
5. Why did Wang Lung's father choose a slave for Wang Lung's wife?
6. How does Wang Lung perceive the city of Kiangsu in Chapter 12?
7. What is depicted on the fliers that Wang Lung is handed in Chapter 14?
8. What activities take place as the New Year celebration approaches in Chapter 5?
9. What information does Ching relate to Wang Lung when he returns to his land in Chapter 15?
10. How does O-lan go about earning money to keep her family alive once they've reached the city in Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of the “poor fool” in The Good Earth. What has caused this character’s mental disabilities? How does Wang Lung feel about this character and what is their relationship like? How is this character perceived by O-lan?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the political unrest in China that is seen throughout The Good Earth. What are the causes of the uprisings that take place? How does Wang Lung relate to the political events around him? How do his sons?
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think the author has chosen to relate the narrative of The Good Earth from a third-person narrator? How would the story differ if it were related from Wang Lung’s point of view? Is the narrator’s perspective limited or omniscient and how does this affect the reader?
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