Chinese people call the Spring Festival"Nian". But do you know that Nian was once the name of a monster ? A long time ago, the monster Nian lived in the mountains. It ate animals. But in winter, it could not find food. So it came to villages and ate a lot of people. People were so afraid of Nian that they locked their doors before evening came during the winter. One day, an old man came to a village. He told people there that Nian was afraid of three things----the color red, fire and noise. He told people to play drums and gongs, make big fires and set off fireworks to make Nian go away. On a moonless, cold night, Nian went to the village again. As soon as it opened its big mouth, people made loud noises and made fires. Nian was really afraid and ran away. wherever it went, there was noise and fire. When Nian was tired and could not run anymore, people killed the monster. After that, on the coldest day of winter, people beat drums and gongs, and set off fireworks to celebrate the death of the monster of Nian. They put up red lanterns and have a big dinner without sleeping during the night. In the morning people greet each other happily. So now we have the Spring Festival. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What did the monster Nian eat when it was not winter?
2. The monster Nian ate what kind of food when it wasn't winter?
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Q2:
1. When the monster Nian couldn't find food in the winter, what did it eat?
2. What did the monster Nian eat in the winter whenever it could not find food?
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Q3:
1. What did people do before the evening in winter in order to protect themselves from the monster Nian prior to the advice given by the old man?
2. Prior to receiving advice from the old man, what did the people do before the evening in order to protect themselves from the monster Nian?
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Q4:
1. What kind of feeling did the monster Nian have towards noise?
2. How did noise make the monster Nian feel?
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Q5:
1. What did people do to the monster Nian once it was tired and could not run anymore?
2. As a result of being tired and not being able to run anymore, what did the people do the monster Nian?
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Q6:
1. What color was the monster Nian afraid of?
2. The monster Nian was afraid of which color?
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Q7:
1. The people used what types of instruments in order to scare the monster Nian away?
2. The monster Nian was scared away by which instruments?
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Q8:
1. What instruments did the people celebrate with after killing the monster Nian?
2. The death of the monster Nian was celebrated with which instruments?
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Q9:
1. What decorations did the people put up after killing the monster Nian?
2. The death of the monster Nian was followed by the putting up of what decorations?
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Q10:
1. Do the celebrations for the spring festival have food available?
2. Is there any food available for the spring festival?
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Q11:
1. Do the celebrations for the spring festival go on for the entire night?
2. Do the spring festival's celebration last the whole night?
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Q12:
1. Which person is responsible for giving the people the required information to kill the monster Nian?
2. The information required to kill the monster Nian was obtained through the advice given by what person?
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