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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who turns the villagers against Wang Lung during the hard times after the drought in Chapter 8?
(a) Liu.
(b) O-lan.
(c) Wang Lung's uncle.
(d) Ching.

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

3. What is depicted on the second flier that Wang Lung is given in Chapter 14?
(a) A street paved with gold.
(b) A fat man stabbing a starving man.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Jesus Christ.

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

5. What items did Wang Lung's father take to the House of Hwang to secure Wang Lung's marriage to their slave-girl?
(a) Two rings and a pair of earrings.
(b) A silk dress and a pair of stockings.
(c) A pair of shoes and a ladle.
(d) A watch and a necklace.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What season has begun in the beginning of Chapter 14?

3. Where does O-lan dig a hole for she and Wang Lung to hide their silver in Chapter 4?

4. How many sticks of incense does Wang Lung burn at the temple of the earth after his son is born in Chapter 4?

5. What does Wang Lung purchase to dye the eggs with in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the atmosphere of the city changed in Chapter 14? What has led to the changes?

2. What event leads to Wang Lung's decision that he must take his family back to the land in Chapter 12?

3. What conflict does Wang Lung encounter at the barber's in Chapter 1?

4. What event leads Wang Lung to stop working as a rickshaw driver in Chapter 14?

5. How has Wang Lung's fate changed in Chapter 8? How does he respond to this change of fate?

6. What information does Wang Lung learn from others on the train in Chapter 11?

7. What about Wang Lung's uncle's family vexes Wang Lung in Chapter 7?

8. Describe O-lan's actions when she comes to Wang Lung's home. How does Wang Lung perceive his wife?

9. How does Wang Lung perceive the city of Kiangsu in Chapter 12?

10. What causes Wang Lung to finally decide to take his family to the city in the south in Chapter 9?

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