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1.The user makes money by
selling water to villagers.
lending money at high rates.
cutting bamboo trees.
tricking young boys.



2.Why does the rich man go to the peasant's house?
The rich man wants to buy the peasant's land.
The peasant had invited the rich man to dinner.
The peasant's son wants to meet the rich man.
The peasant cannot pay off his debt.



3.How is the boy's mother "selling the wind and buying the moon"?
She is selling fans to buy oil for lamps.
She is selling flies to buy food for her family.
She is selling bamboos to buy a fence.
She is selling stones to buy a ferocious dog.



4.Why does the rich man promise to forget the debts the boy's parents owe?
He has decided to become a kind man.
He is impressed by the boy's cleverness.
He wants the boy to explain his mysterious words.
He hopes to impress the mandarin.



5.How does the mandarin know the rich man is lying about not having a conversation with the boy?
A fly tells the mandarin about witnessing the conversation.
The rich man reveals that a fly was present during the conversation.
The boy is more believable than the rich man.
The rich man calls the boy an insolent devil.

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