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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the horse snake doing to get at the fish in the pond?
(a) Tapping its tail to get the fish to surface.
(b) Splashing out water.
(c) Digging a tunnel.
(d) Using a dead squirrel as bait.

2. What did grandmother use to stop the bandit?
(a) A guard dog.
(b) A fire.
(c) An arrow.
(d) A gun.

3. What kind of creature covered the man's face?
(a) A dog.
(b) A rat.
(c) A at.
(d) A mouse.

4. How did the old lady react to the death of the monkey?
(a) She slapped the man.
(b) She fainted.
(c) She cried.
(d) She laughed.

5. How did the monkey kill the child?
(a) Shot it.
(b) Strangled it.
(c) Chopped it up.
(d) Starved it.

6. What did Lan used to help Trung's mother to fix?
(a) Stockings.
(b) Jumpers.
(c) Fishing nets.
(d) Shoes.

7. Who does grandmother say once defended himself against a horse snake?
(a) A woodcutter.
(b) A candlemaker.
(c) A carpenter.
(d) A butcher.

8. Why did the crocodile leave Lan in the first place?
(a) To kill a smaller animal.
(b) To check on his family.
(c) To go to the bathroom.
(d) To get a drink of water.

9. What did Trung think Lan was when he saw her on the island from a distance?
(a) A bush.
(b) An ape.
(c) A bamboo cane.
(d) A tree.

10. What would happen if a fisherman pulled the fishline from the eel too early?
(a) He would only get get half of the eel.
(b) He would only gets its jaw.
(c) He would get nothing.
(d) He would only get the contents of its stomach.

11. What were most opera in Vietnam based on in those days?
(a) Bollywood films.
(b) Hollywood films.
(c) Japanese mythology.
(d) Chinese mythology.

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

13. What did the baby snake live off while trapped in the bamboo?
(a) Ants.
(b) Cockroaches.
(c) Snails.
(d) Lice.

14. How do fishermen paralyze hogfish?
(a) By creating noise.
(b) By ticking its belly.
(c) By covering its eyes.
(d) By pulling its tail.

15. Why is an eel so prized by fisherman?
(a) Its skin makes for strong shoes.
(b) It is a sacred creature.
(c) It is worth alot of money.
(d) It is delicious to eat.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did the son do for a living?

4. What role would grandmother play in her plays?

5. Why did the old lady keep a monkey?

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