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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Wang Lung's uncle's wife described in Chapter 4?
(a) "Attractive and tidy."
(b) "Thin and waspy."
(c) "Like a fox."
(d) "Fat and lazy."

2. What does Wang Lung's father compare drinking tea to in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Eating grapes.
(b) Eating silver.
(c) Drinking wax.
(d) Drinking wine.

3. What is described in Chapter 1 as the first sound that Wang Lung hears each morning when he awakens?
(a) His father's cough.
(b) The ocean waves.
(c) A bluebird singing.
(d) A train whistle.

4. Where is a tailor coming from to tend to the daughter of the House of Hwang for her her upcoming wedding in Chapter 5?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Shenzhen.
(d) Ningbo.

5. How many eggs does Wang Lung purchase in town in Chapter 4?
(a) 50.
(b) 200.
(c) 20.
(d) 150.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Wang Lung begin referring to his daughter as in Chapter 9?

3. What animals does Wang Lung observe and consider to be an evil omen in the end of Chapter 7?

4. What food does Ching give to Wang Lung before Wang's family departs for the south in Chapter 9?

5. What does Wang Lung purchase to burn on the eve of the new year in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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