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a) Where was the foolish man going to?

• • His home.

  • Town.

  • The river.

  • Another village.

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b) Where was the elephant driver going to?

• • One of the villages.

  • The river.

  • Town.

  • The path along the river bank.

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c) The elephant went on because

• • the fool frightened it away.

  • it wanted to drink at the river.

  • the driver dropped his hook.

  • it did not want the foolish man to ride on its back.

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d) The foolish man let go of the branch because he

• • saw the elephant going away.

  • wanted to sing too.

  • was tired of holding on.

  • tried to clap his hands.

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e) Near the end of the story, what mistake did the elephant driver make?

• • He did exactly as he was asked.

  • He trusted the fool.

  • He let go of the foolish man's feet.

  • He expected his elephant would get them down.

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f) What happened to the fool and the driver in the end?

• • They sang sweetly together.

  • They dropped into the river.

  • They were left dangling from the tree branch.

  • The elephant came back for them both.