Choose the best answer for each question. At the end of the quiz, your score will appear here. Note: this quiz is based on the original story. Some of the questions and answers may not be applicable to our simplified story.
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When Thongproi was very young she...
...worked hard to help the family business grow.
...gave a fortune to everyone in her family.
...was so sick that everyone thought she would die.
... was sent to live with her father's family in Bankok.
When Thongproi was very young her older brothers and sisters...
...gave her a panda to satisfy a whim.
...were always given what they wanted.
...never argued about what she wanted.
...were jealous and unkind towards her.
As Thonproi grew up into a beautiful young woman, many young men...
...asked her father if they could marry her.
...wanted her to learn to steam rice and boil soup.
...said unkind things when they talked about her.
...thought she would be a perfect wife for them.
Thongproi's parents sent her to live in Bangkok...
...to see if what she had read about the city was true.
...to be educated in things she couldn't learn at home.
...to find a high society husband with a good position.
...to have fun going to shops, theatre, fairs and parties.
When Thonproi came to live in Bangkok...
...she knew more about the city than anyone she met there.
...she didn't know how to dress and behave.
...she found it was not as exciting as she had expected.
...she decided to start learning domestic science.
Thongproi decided to leave Bangkok and return home because...
...she found that life there was as boring as it was at home.
...her relatives had complained to her parents about her selfishness.
...she missed her family and was homesick.
...she had finished learning everything she needed to.
Thongproi liked San the first time she met him because...
...he had a high government position.
...he agreed with everything she said.
...he had fallen hopelessly in love with her.
...he was handsome and spoke well.
When Thongproi became bored with her married life...
...she began to read love stories.
...she decided to move back to Bangkok.
...she started going out with other men.
...she tried to make San fight with her.
Thongproi drowned in the river because...
...she was very ill and too weak to swim to shore.
...she hit her head on something when the boat overturned.
...she felt her life had no meaning and let herself drown.
...San was thrown in another direction and she could not swim.
The best moral for the story is...
...money alone is not enough to make you happy.
...don't go out in a small boat during a bad storm.
...it is important for husbands and wives to argue sometimes.
...everybody should learn to swim when they are young.