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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pieces of silver does Wang Lung give to his aunt for arranging his purchase of Lotus?
(a) 30.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 50.

2. What does Wang Lung begin referring to his daughter as in Chapter 9?
(a) Cuckoo.
(b) Lotus.
(c) Poor fool.
(d) Pear Blossom.

3. What are the New Year's cakes called that O-lan makes in Chapter 5?
(a) Lenten cakes.
(b) Moon cakes.
(c) Sun cakes.
(d) Rice cakes.

4. What does O-lan promise Wang Lung she will do for their youngest daughter in Chapter 18?
(a) Sell her to a soldier.
(b) Bind her feet.
(c) Cut her hair.
(d) Sell her to a merchant.

5. When Wang Lung's father went to request a slave as a wife for his son, he requested what trait "above all"?
(a) That she not be a good cook.
(b) That she not be hard-working.
(c) That she not be poor.
(d) That she not be pretty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drastic act does Wang Lung do in order to impress Lotus in Chapter 19?

2. What food does O-lan give to her two sons as Wang Lung's family departs for their journey in Chapter 10?

3. What name does the schoolmaster give to Wang Lung's second-eldest son in Chapter 17?

4. What do Wang Lung and all of the farmers in his village share?

5. Where does Cuckoo say Lotus is from in Chapter 18?

(see the answer key)

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