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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. What member of his family does Nhuong describe as physically weak?

2. What did Huong use as bait for eel fishing?

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

4. Why did Nhuong's cousin become a hero?

5. What evidence did Trung find at the river bank that suggested she had been eaten by a crocodile?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the peddler catch the fourteen monkeys?

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

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

4. How Nyoung's grandmother protect her husband in the restaurant?

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

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

7. How did Trung save Lan?

8. Why is a horse snake so dangerous?

9. How did Lan eventually escape the crocodile?

10. How does a fisherman capture a golden eel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

1. Buying and selling goods.

2. Traveling.

3. Making a living.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What the importance of the following animals to the village?

1. Water buffaloes.

2. Monkeys.

3. Otter cubs.

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