The Good Earth Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Good Earth? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What do bound feet mean to the third daughter?


Love
Pain
Beauty
More shoes
Q. What do the pearls represent in the novel?


Riches
Beauty
Nothing
Wang Lung's love for O-lan
Q. Why aren't O-lan's feet bound?


She was lazy
Because she was sold at a young age
Because she hates pain
She didn't want to
Q. Who gets O-lan's pearls?


Cuckoo
Wang Lung's Aunt
Lotus
Pear Blossom
Q. When did foot binding begin?


8th century
10th century
2012
20th century