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

2. By what name does Wang Lung's young cousin the soldier refer to Lotus in Chapter 31?
(a) "Old Courtesan."
(b) "Old Mistress."
(c) "Rough Hind."
(d) "White Flower."

3. How much of Wang Lung's land is said to be "a lake as deep as a man's shoulders and more" during the floods in Chapter 18?
(a) Three-fourths.
(b) Two-fifths.
(c) Four-fifths.
(d) One-half.

4. What are Wang Lung's uncle and aunt compared to in Chapter 30?
(a) "Fat, robust babies."
(b) "Old dry sticks."
(c) "Wet blankets."
(d) "Snakes and tigers."

5. What do the villagers call Wang Lung instead of "Wang the Farmer" in Chapter 30?
(a) "Wang the scholar."
(b) "Wang the Self Important."
(c) "Wang the dictator."
(d) "Wang the Rich Man."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wang Lung not turn away his uncle in Chapter 20?

2. What primary color is worn by the bride and groom at Wang Lung's son's wedding in Chapter 26?

3. What is Cuckoo's job at the tea house in Chapter 18?

4. Where does Wang Lung wish to have his second-eldest son apprenticed in Chapter 25?

5. What color robes do the priests from the Taoist temple wear that come to lead O-lan's and Wang Lung's father's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Wang Lung's sons in Chapter 30? How are each of his sons different?

2. What leads Wang Lung to send his eldest sons away to school in Chapter 17?

3. What is at the root of the conflict between O-lan and Cuckoo in Chapter 21?

4. What is significant about Wang Lung's uncle's revelation that he is associated with the redbeards in Chapter 23?

5. Whom does Lotus suggest to Wang Lung for an arranged marriage for his son in Chapter 23?

6. What does Wang Lung's young cousin do that causes conflict in Wang Lung's house in Chapter 31?

7. What is the source of Wang Lung's main conflicts in Chapter 30?

8. How does Wang Lung respond when O-lan warns him of his eldest son visiting Lotus in Chapter 24?

9. How does Wang Lung's family go about relocating to the city in Chapter 29? Who is the last to leave the land?

10. What does Wang Lung do in preparation for Lotus's arrival at his home in Chapter 20? How is his behavior affected?

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