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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Opera, Karate, and Bandits, and So Close.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the old man's wife give Tank to eat?
(a) Cake.
(b) Rice cake.
(c) A piece of fish.
(d) Brown sugar.

2. Where does an eel build his nest?
(a) In holes it makes in the riverbank.
(b) Under the sand.
(c) In the mud beneath the water.
(d) In the bottom of trees.

3. What would fisherman use to fish a white catfish?
(a) A bamboo pole.
(b) A metal pole.
(c) A fishing line on its own.
(d) A spear.

4. Why couldn't Nhuong stay for dinner?
(a) He was going out for dinner with his cousin.
(b) He had to finish his homework.
(c) His mother was cooking his favorite.
(d) His mother needed Tank's help.

5. What does Nhuong say disrupted his dreams?
(a) Adulthood.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Death.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say the villagers became during the dry season?

2. What would Nhuong's father do during the evenings?

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

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

5. Where did Nhuong hear the story of how Tank was stolen?

(see the answer key)

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