Basket Boat

"Baskets Boats," by Jill MacGregor

1. Where is the story set?

Answer: Qui Nhon

2. Who is the main character in the story?

Answer: Thanh and his friends Men, Dai and Hung

3. What is the story about?

Answer: When Thanh grows up he wants to be a fisherman like his father

4. What is a basket boat? What is its' proper name?

Answer: It is a boat that they use to go out sea to catch fish. The proper name for basket boat is thung chai.

5. What is a basket boat useful?

Answer: It is useful for all kind of things

6. How is a thung chai made?

Answer: They are made by  green bamboo from the forest.  

7. What is a thung chai handy? What are some of its' uses?

Answer: It is hand because it helps you by going fishing and it takes staffs to other places. They use it to have fun and try them out.

8. How many seats are in a thung chai?

Answer: There are none in a thung chai

9. Explain how safe a thung chai is?

Answer: The thung chai boat is really safe it’s really strong to use like on water and fishing also.