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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. Where did grandma elbow the rascal?

2. What is the title of the first chapter in this section?

3. Why did the crocodile leave Lan in the first place?

4. What is the name of the farmer who discovers the horse snake?

5. What did the son do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Trung react to Lan's disappearance?

4. How did the peddler teach monkey to eat rice with a spoon?

5. How does a fisherman capture a golden eel?

6. How did the crocodile get at Lan?

7. How would grandmother get the doctor to give her his most powerful medicine?

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

9. How did Trung save Lan?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how villagers manage the following in Nhoung's hamlet.

1. Buying and selling goods.

2. Traveling.

3. Making a living.

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