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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food does O-lan give to her two sons as Wang Lung's family departs for their journey in Chapter 10?
(a) Egg rolls.
(b) Bread.
(c) Bone broth.
(d) Bowls of rice.

2. Where does Wang Lung first observe young men in the city speaking of revolution in Chapter 11?
(a) By his hut.
(b) By the city wall.
(c) By the public kitchen.
(d) By the Confucian temple.

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) 2 pence.
(d) 1 silver coin.

4. Why does Wang Lung go to confront his uncle's wife in Chapter 7?
(a) Because he is in love with her.
(b) Because he feels his female cousin should be married off.
(c) Because her sons are disrupting the town.
(d) Because he hopes to take a second wife.

5. What is the name of the southern city that Wang Lung's family lives in during the famine in Chapter 11?
(a) Kiangsu.
(b) Fuzhou.
(c) Anhwei.
(d) Dalian.

6. How much does the fellow traveler tell Wang Lung the sleeping mats cost in the city in Chapter 11?
(a) 2 pence each.
(b) 1 gold coin each.
(c) 5 pence each.
(d) 1 penny each.

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

8. How far is the distance described that Wang Lung's family must travel to reach the city in the south in Chapter 9?
(a) About 70 miles.
(b) Over 100 miles.
(c) Over 200 miles.
(d) About 30 miles.

9. How much money does Wang Lung take home after his first day of working in the city in Chapter 11?
(a) 10 silver coins.
(b) 2 silver coins.
(c) A penny.
(d) 5 pence.

10. What statement does O-lan make regarding the rich in Chapter 16?
(a) "The rich are always overbearing."
(b) "The rich are always afraid."
(c) "The rich are delicate."
(d) "The rich are welcome anywhere."

11. What does Wang Lung's uncle ask of Wang Lung for his daughter's dowry in Chapter 7?
(a) 10 pieces of silver.
(b) 10 pieces of gold.
(c) 2 pieces of silver.
(d) 5 pieces of silver.

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

13. What does Wang Lung define one's land as being in Chapter 5?
(a) "Land is one's road to the future."
(b) "Land is a menacing god."
(c) "Land is one's culture and history."
(d) "Land is one's flesh and blood."

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

15. Why was O-lan beaten daily as a slave?
(a) To ensure she was obedient.
(b) Because she stole from her masters every day.
(c) Because the Old Master was in love with her.
(d) White Lily.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who built the Temple of the Earth where Wang Lung burns incense after his wedding?

3. Whom does O-lan suggest Wang Lung buy land from instead of from the House of Hwang in Chapter 5?

4. What does O-lan remark to Wang Lung about the child she has just given birth to in Chapter 7?

5. Wang Lung's uncle says to him in Chapter 7, "I am a man of" what?

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