The Good Earth Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 143 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Good Earth Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 143 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the grain merchant live that Wang Lung has betrothed his eldest son to in Chapter 25?

3. What causes Wang Lung to become angry with Lotus in Chapter 21?

4. How old is Wang Lung's eldest son when Wang sends him to be educated?

5. What does Cuckoo demand as payment for Lotus to come and live with Wang Lung in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wang Lung go about arranging to purchase Lotus in Chapter 20?

2. How does Wang Lung perceive his family and children in Chapter 17?

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

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

5. What does Wang Lung do in order to gain control over his uncle and his family in Chapter 28?

6. What decision does Wang Lung make regarding his second-eldest son in Chapter 25?

7. Who looks after the arrangement of Wang Lung's second son's marriage in Chapter 29? How are the arrangements described?

8. What causes Wang Lung to become restless in Chapter 18?

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

10. What does O-lan say regarding Cuckoo as she lays dying in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of the “poor fool” in The Good Earth. What has caused this character’s mental disabilities? How does Wang Lung feel about this character and what is their relationship like? How is this character perceived by O-lan?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of O-lan in The Good Earth. How old is O-lan when she is sold into slavery? What leads to O-lan’s marriage to Wang Lung? Do you think that O-lan is happy to be married? Why or why not? How does O-lan’s character evolve in the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think the author has chosen to relate the narrative of The Good Earth from a third-person narrator? How would the story differ if it were related from Wang Lung’s point of view? Is the narrator’s perspective limited or omniscient and how does this affect the reader?

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