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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cuckoo demand as payment for Lotus to come and live with Wang Lung in Chapter 20?
(a) 30 pieces of silver.
(b) 100 pieces of silver.
(c) 200 pieces of silver.
(d) 20 pieces of gold.

2. Who is the first to discover and announce Wang Lung's love for another woman in Chapter 20?
(a) Wang Lung's aunt.
(b) O-lan.
(c) Wang Lung's uncle.
(d) Liu.

3. Where does Wang Lung wish to have his second-eldest son apprenticed in Chapter 25?
(a) The butcher shop.
(b) The Buddhist temple.
(c) The blacksmith shop.
(d) The grain market.

4. Who is the grain dealer that Lotus suggests Wang Lung speak to about marrying his son to the grain dealer's daughter in Chapter 23?
(a) Nung Wen.
(b) Liu.
(c) Nung En.
(d) Ching.

5. For how long does Wang Lung's soldier cousin stay in his house with the soldiers before departing for another war in Chapter 31?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

6. For how long does the grain merchant insist his daughter must wait until she is wed to Wang Lung's eldest son in Chapter 23?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 6 years.

7. Who washes O-lan's body for burial after her death?
(a) Wang Lung's daughter-in-law.
(b) Wang Lung's eldest daughter.
(c) Wang Lung's aunt.
(d) Wang Lung's uncle.

8. How far away does the maid live that is arranged to marry Wang Lung's second-eldest son in Chapter 29?
(a) In the town where Wang Lung lives.
(b) 500 miles away.
(c) 1 village away.
(d) 3 villages away.

9. What does O-lan refuse to leave out for Cuckoo in the mornings in Chapter 21?
(a) Wood.
(b) Coal.
(c) Hot water.
(d) Cleaning materials.

10. How much money does Wang Lung pay Ching as steward on Wang Lung's farm in Chapter 17?
(a) 4 gold pieces a month.
(b) 2 gold pieces a month.
(c) 2 silver pieces a month.
(d) 5 silver pieces a month.

11. Whom does Wang Lung's second-eldest son say his older brother has been going out with at night in Chapter 23?
(a) Liu.
(b) His cousin.
(c) Lotus.
(d) Ching.

12. What is the woman holding in the picture on the wall of the tea shop that Wang Lung becomes enamored with?
(a) A rose.
(b) A pear blossom.
(c) A lotus flower.
(d) An orange.

13. Who are the first members of Wang Lung's household that are moved to the new townhouse in Chapter 29?
(a) Nung En and Nung Wen.
(b) Lotus and Cuckoo.
(c) O-lan and the poor fool.
(d) Ching and Liu.

14. What is Cuckoo's job at the tea house in Chapter 18?
(a) She cooks food in the kitchen.
(b) She serves food.
(c) She solicits customers for the courtesans.
(d) She pours tea.

15. Who is the "great red girl" that Lotus describes at the tea shop in Chapter 23?
(a) Pomegranate Flower.
(b) Pear Blossom.
(c) Cuckoo.
(d) White Lily.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does O-lan say she will do if Cuckoo or Lotus are allowed into her room after she has died in Chapter 26?

3. Under what kind of tree are O-land and Wang Lung's father buried?

4. What does Wang Lung demand from O-lan to give to Lotus in Chapter 19?

5. By what name does Wang Lung's young cousin the soldier refer to Lotus in Chapter 31?

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