The Gold Vase and the Two Bright Monkeys

What did the men find?

• two monkeys

• a gold vase

• a diamond

• a spade

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Why are they excited by their discovery?

• because they found what they had lost

• it was full of coins

• gold is valuable; the vase could make them rich

• the king offered a reward for it

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Choose an answer for part A and B.

Part A-What do you think the phrase "sly look" means? Part B-What context clues helped you figure it out?

• sneaky

• scared

• courageous

• Trusting his friend, Sonam gave Dorje the vase

• Dorje is thinking about how he can make Sonam think the vase is fake

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Who are the main characters?

• the children

• two friends named Dorje and Sonam

• the two monkeys

• the goldsmith

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What event sets the plot in motion?

• Admitting to his deceitfulness.

• Taking the vase to the goldsmith.

• Teaching the monkeys to imitate the children.

• The men are hiking in the mountains, searching for a rare medicinal plant, when they discover a golden vase.

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What is this folktale mostly about?

• what happens when Dorje tries to trick his friend Sonam out of his share of the profits from selling the vase

• how two children were turned into monkeys

• Dorje and Sonam becoming friends over gold.

• Dorje and Sonam claiming an award for finding the vase.

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How does Sonam shame Dorje into revealing the truth about the vase?

• He didn't.

• He told him that he was dying.

• Sonam lets Dorje think that he has accidentally let Dorje’s children turn into monkeys.

• Sonam paid Dorje.

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How would the story be different if it were told from Dorje’s point of view?

• The reader might get more information about why Dorje decided to hide the sale of the vase from Sonam, and might show more about his feelings when he thinks his children have been turned into monkeys.

• Dorje would have told that he and Sonam are no longer friends.

• All things would have stayed the same.

• They would have sold it and split the money.

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What lesson or moral is stated at the end of this folktale? What other lessons or themes does the story convey?

• "slow and steady wins the race"

• "friends, who needs them"

• “a true friend is a treasure greater than gold.”

• "greed is the way to go"

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How do you know that Dorje believes the vase is gold even though he tells Sonam “Remember, all that glitters is not gold”?

• Alas!” sighed Dorje dramatically. “

• “I learned a valuable lesson that day."

• “Oh!” was all Dorje could say at first."

• “a sly look crept across” Dorje’s face."

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