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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Little Altar on the Roadside, and The Hero.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which country is the story set?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Cambodia.
(d) China.

2. What did Trung's mother realize Trung should marry Lan?
(a) When he spoke her name in his sleep.
(b) When he cried when she forgot his birthday.
(c) When he threatened to kill himself after she had been offered a place at university.
(d) When he met her in secret.

3. How does the second farmer alert the hamlet of the wild hog?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Blowing his horn.
(c) Setting light to a tree.
(d) Setting off a flare.

4. What is the name of the boy who decided to put a stop to Mr. Short?
(a) Guyen.
(b) Quing.
(c) Wong.
(d) Hung.

5. What were most opera in Vietnam based on in those days?
(a) Chinese mythology.
(b) Japanese mythology.
(c) Bollywood films.
(d) Hollywood films.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author name his buffalo?

2. What kind of birds did Nhuong's cousin steal from a nest?

3. What was the most feared animal on the river?

4. What slipped through the log barrier to attack Lan?

5. Why were wild hogs such a problem?

(see the answer key)

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