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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What character is the chapter Opera, Karate and Bandits dedicated to?
(a) Nhuong's cousin.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Minh.
(d) Nhuong.

2. Who would monkeys sometimes gang up on and kill?
(a) Wildhogs.
(b) Cats.
(c) Children.
(d) Women.

3. What had been placed over the son's head when the mother visited him at his cot?
(a) A dead hog.
(b) A banyan leaf.
(c) Vine leaves.
(d) Tree leaves.

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

5. What did the peddler brag he could do in a short space of time?
(a) Train dogs.
(b) Tame a wild hog.
(c) Train monkeys.
(d) Capture a horse snake.

6. What kind of fields did the fish swim in?
(a) Corn fields.
(b) Poppy fields.
(c) Rice fields.
(d) Coffee fields.

7. What kind of snake does the author say the horse snake grew as large as?
(a) A brown snake.
(b) A rattle snake.
(c) An adder.
(d) A python.

8. Why did the crocodile leave Lan in the first place?
(a) To kill a smaller animal.
(b) To go to the bathroom.
(c) To check on his family.
(d) To get a drink of water.

9. What kind of lamp attracted the horse snake?
(a) A tiger lamp.
(b) A eel lamp.
(c) A hogfish lamp.
(d) A catfish lamp.

10. What killed the mother's husband in the altar on the roadside story?
(a) A hog.
(b) A lion.
(c) A tiger.
(d) An elephant.

11. What kind of creature covered the man's face?
(a) A at.
(b) A dog.
(c) A rat.
(d) A mouse.

12. Why did everyone assume Nhuong's grandfather was a great karate expert?
(a) He was always weraing a karate suit with a black belt.
(b) Grandma told everyone he taught her karate.
(c) His father was a karate expert.
(d) He was always passively aggressive.

13. Why is an eel so prized by fisherman?
(a) It is a sacred creature.
(b) Its skin makes for strong shoes.
(c) It is worth alot of money.
(d) It is delicious to eat.

14. Complete the following title "the monkey and the..."
(a) Brotherhood.
(b) Kink.
(c) Old man.
(d) Old lady.

15. What was the name of the villain in the opera?
(a) Jimbo.
(b) Goodness Me.
(c) The Flatterer.
(d) Faithful One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the old lady's friend use to kill the monkey?

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

3. What did grandmother use to stop the bandit?

4. What did the old lady keep with her after the monkey had ruined her life?

5. How did Lan escape from the crocodile?

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