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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Monkey and the Old Lady, and What Can You Do with a Monkey?.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did everyone in Trung's family think he was going mad?
(a) He decided to hunt for the crocodile that killed Lan.
(b) He kept on talking to himself.
(c) He kept on hearing Lan's voice.
(d) He kept on trying to take his own life.

3. What was Tank's responsibility after he was retired from farming?
(a) Carrying shopping back from town.
(b) Breeding.
(c) Protecting the village from thieves.
(d) Protecting the herd from tigers.

4. How did Nhuong's cousin's father die?
(a) He drowned in the river.
(b) He was murdered by thieves.
(c) He was killed by a wildhog.
(d) He died of a heart attack.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people considered Tank a prize?

2. Who pulls Tank away from the fight?

3. What was the name of the villain in the opera?

4. What does the author say the villagers became during the dry season?

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

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