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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to tradition, what does a banyan leaf usually cover?

2. What had Lan dressed herself in?

3. How did the monkey kill the child?

4. Why is an eel so prized by fisherman?

5. What was the name of the main protagonist in the opera?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Trung and Lan's family split them up?

2. How did grandmother cause the town to fear her husband?

3. How does a fisherman capture a golden eel?

4. How did the son die from the bamboo bed?

5. How did the monkey burn down the old lady's house?

6. How did Lan eventually escape the crocodile?

7. How did the hunters eventually kill the horse snake?

8. How did Trung save Lan?

9. How did the monkey kill the butcher's child?

10. How did the peddler catch the fourteen monkeys?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would it have effected Nhuong and his family's life if the thieves had managed to steal Tank? Why is Tank so loyal to the family and the village, and what does this say about buffloas in general?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the influence of the following people on Nhuong's life. What did each character teach him about life?

1. His cousin.

2. His father.

3. His grandmother.

Essay Topic 3

How does one catch a golden eel? How does Nhuong make the task easier for himself?

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