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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sons has O-lan borne for Wang Lung in Chapter 20?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

3. How much money does the American woman give to Wang Lung for transporting her in Chapter 11?
(a) 2 gold coins.
(b) 2 silver coins.
(c) 1 silver coin.
(d) 2 pence.

4. Of what drug does the Old Mistress partake during Wang Long's visit to retrieve his wife in Chapter 1?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Opium.
(c) Cannabis.
(d) Tobacco.

5. How does Wang Lung's eldest son suggest they kill his uncle and his family in Chapter 27?
(a) By drowning them.
(b) By shooting them.
(c) By poisoning them.
(d) By stabbing them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long after O-lan's death is her burial arranged to take place?

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

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

5. Where does Wang Lung hide when he observes soldiers seizing his fellow laborers from the streets in Chapter 14?

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