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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Opera, Karate, and Bandits, and So Close.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Nhuong and his cousin sell the otters?
(a) The next village.
(b) The dock.
(c) The market place.
(d) A city factory.

2. What did Hung make a dummy of?
(a) A crocodile.
(b) A man.
(c) A wild hog.
(d) A child.

3. Where did Nhuong hear the story of how Tank was stolen?
(a) A local wedding.
(b) A government meeting.
(c) A supermarket.
(d) The school yard.

4. What did Huong use as bait for eel fishing?
(a) Maggots.
(b) Ducklings.
(c) Earth worms.
(d) Snakes.

5. How would an eel try to kill an adult duck?
(a) Lure it into the deeper parts of the water and then kill it.
(b) Bite its foot and pull it under the water.
(c) Poison it and then come back for it later.
(d) Bite off its feet so it would drown on its own.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who would always play the hero in grandmas' plays?

2. What were most opera in Vietnam based on in those days?

3. What does the narrator name the person who insults his grandfather at the restaurant?

4. What does the author say a tiger would sometimes turn into in its old age?

5. Why would have been better for Nhuong if he had caught the otter with its eyes still closed?

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