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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wang Lung purchase to dye the eggs with in Chapter 4?
(a) Red food dye.
(b) Hen's blood.
(c) Saffron.
(d) Red paper.

2. Where did O-lan live as a child?
(a) Fuzhou.
(b) Dalian.
(c) Shantung.
(d) Shanghai.

3. How many sticks of incense does Wang Lung burn at the temple of the earth after his son is born in Chapter 4?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. How many young lords are described at the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

5. What happened to Wang Lung's uncle's daughters while he and his family were in the city?
(a) They starved to death.
(b) They committed suicide.
(c) They were murdered.
(d) They were sold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described in Chapter 1 as the first sound that Wang Lung hears each morning when he awakens?

2. What is the vehicle called that Wang Lung's family takes to the city in the south in Chapter 10?

3. What does Wang Lung say he would buy if he had the riches of the wealthy in Chapter 14?

4. What statement does O-lan make regarding the rich in Chapter 16?

5. Who turns the villagers against Wang Lung during the hard times after the drought in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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