ACTIVITY 9 1. What are the disturbances that cause fear to the characters of the story? Answer: Fears of being tormented by a black monkey and attacked by a fugitive Japanese prisoner. 2. What Carlo did to relieve NENA’s fear. Answer: Carlo gave her a rifle with which to kill the black monkey. 3. How did Nena overcome her fear in the story? Answer: Nena killed the black monkey with the use of rifle. With the death of the black monkey she overcame all her fear. 4. Lesson learned in the story. Answer: The lesson of the story is about facing your anxieties and fear with courage to defend yourself against threats.