1. Why did Ki-wu and Pao-shu decide to walk to the forest?

A. ? To get some exercise.

B. ? To look for gold.

C. ? To enjoy the peace and quiet.

2. Why did their hearts beat faster as they came nearer to the forest?

A. ? They were tired from walking a long way.

B. ? They were happy to almost be there.

C. ? They saw an excited child.

3. What kind of work does Ki-wu do?

A. ? He is a student.

B. ? He is a book-keeper.

C. ? He is a writer.

4. What kind of job does Pao-shu have?

A. ? He is a worker in a factory or shop.

B. ? He is a manager in a factory or shop.

C. ? He is a slave to a bad manager.

5. When the two men were talking about who should have the gold nugget, one of them said that
"study brings its own reward". What do you think this means?

A. ? You should not study hard to earn money, but for the knowledge and wisdom it
gives you,

B. ? If you study hard, you can get a good job and earn a lot of money.
 C. ? If you study hard you might learn where to find a treasure.

6. When the two men were talking about who should have the gold nugget, one of them said that
the other could use it as a "nest egg". What do you think this means?

A. ? Money that is used to buy a house when you get married.

B. ? Money that is used to buy a farm and grow chickens and other animals.

C. ? Money that is saved to pay for something important in the future.

7. Why did the two men leave the gold nugget where they found it?

A. ? It was really a monster snake which the fairies had made to look like a gold nugget.

B. ? They wanted the fairies to give them two gold nuggets so that they each could have
one.

C. ? They thought that it might cause problems between them.

8. Why did they tell the farmer about the gold nugget?

A. ? So they could spend a quiet time together at the spring.

B. ? Because he looked poor and they did not want it.

C. ? So that he would go and kill the monster snake.

9. Why did they give the farmer a coin?

A. ? As payment for sitting by the spring on his farm.

B. ? As payment for killing the monster snake.

C. ? Because he was angry with them.

10. Why couldn't the farmer find the gold nugget?

A. ? Because the monster snake had eaten it.

B. ? Because it had turned into a monster snake.

C. ? Because greedy people could not see it.