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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 was Tank's responsibility after he was retired from farming?
(a) Protecting the village from thieves.
(b) Carrying shopping back from town.
(c) Breeding.
(d) Protecting the herd from tigers.

2. What kind of people sought after catfish?
(a) Gourmets.
(b) Hunters.
(c) Rich people.
(d) Sportsman.

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

4. What animal does the author say was even more dangerous than a tiger?
(a) A crocodile.
(b) A horsesnake.
(c) A wild boar.
(d) A wild hog.

5. What part of the catfish produces a harmful poison?
(a) Its gills.
(b) Its tail.
(c) Its teeth.
(d) Its fins.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nhuong's father alert the community of the presence of the horse snake?

2. What kind of snake does the author say the horse snake grew as large as?

3. What did the author's family mainly grow on their land?

4. What were most opera in Vietnam based on in those days?

5. What does Nhuong say disrupted his dreams?

(see the answer key)

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