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

2. Which part of the hog do the villagers save?
(a) Its heart.
(b) Its liver.
(c) Its eyes.
(d) Its head.

3. How does Nhuong's father alert the community of the presence of the horse snake?
(a) Blowing his whistle.
(b) Blowing his horn.
(c) Beating his chest.
(d) Sending out smoke signals.

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

5. How does one stop a snake from biting?
(a) By stroking its body.
(b) By holding its head.
(c) By looking in its eyes.
(d) By biting its tail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the hunters carry with them to kill the wild hog?

2. Who did Nhuong use to drag eels from their nests?

3. What do the men use to make stretchers?

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

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

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