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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the noodles signify that Wang Lung's family eats on his son's first month birthday in Chapter 4?
(a) A long life.
(b) Prosperity.
(c) Peace.
(d) Wisdom.

2. What does the barber suggest Wang Lung have removed on his wedding day?
(a) His nose-ring.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His braid.
(d) His earrings.

3. What animals does Wang Lung observe and consider to be an evil omen in the end of Chapter 7?
(a) A pack of wolves.
(b) A flock of crows.
(c) A nest of owls.
(d) A pit of snakes.

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

5. How does Wang Lung respond to the news that O-lan is pregnant in Chapter 2?
(a) He is happy.
(b) He is enraged.
(c) He is terrified.
(d) He is saddened.

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

7. How many sleeping mats does Wang Lung purchase to fashion into a hut for his family in the city in Chapter 11?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

8. From whom has Wang Lung bought a leg of pork that hangs in his house in Chapter 4?
(a) Liu.
(b) Lotus.
(c) Pear Blossom.
(d) Ching.

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

10. What does O-lan do with the flier that has been given to Wang Lung by the blue-eyed man in Chapter 14?
(a) She cooks it.
(b) She sews it into his shoe-soles.
(c) She uses it for roofing material.
(d) She sells it to a neighbor.

11. What does O-lan do with the New Year's cakes she makes in Chapter 5?
(a) She gives them to her family.
(b) She eats them all.
(c) She feeds them to the poor.
(d) She gives them to Old Mistress Hwang as a gift.

12. Who assists O-lan in childbirth in Chapter 3?
(a) Old Mistress Wang.
(b) No one.
(c) Locus.
(d) Her mother.

13. Where does O-lan dig a hole for she and Wang Lung to hide their silver in Chapter 4?
(a) Behind the estate wall.
(b) By the church.
(c) Behind their bed.
(d) By the baby's bed.

14. What color are eggs died to celebrate when Wang Lung has a son in Chapter 3?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

15. 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?
(a) A Buddha figure.
(b) A dancing tiger.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the American woman give to Wang Lung for transporting her in Chapter 11?

2. How many silver dollars does Wang Lung have in his purse when he sets out on his wedding day in Chapter 1?

3. Who is the priority in Wang Lung's home when the family is starving in Chapter 9?

4. How much money does Wang Lung pay for the cost of transporting his family to the city in the south in Chapter 11?

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

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