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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tank, the Water Buffalo, and My Cousin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the houses in the village made of?
(a) Sugar cane.
(b) Bamboo.
(c) Tree bark.
(d) Oak.

2. What kind of calf does Nhuong's father want to buy?
(a) A fierce calf.
(b) An energetic calf.
(c) A mixed-blood calf.
(d) An albino calf.

3. What did the author name his buffalo?
(a) Yank.
(b) Big Bill.
(c) Percy.
(d) Tank.

4. What kind of people considered Tank a prize?
(a) Buffalo traders.
(b) Government officials.
(c) Fur traders.
(d) Buffalo thieves.

5. What might the female buffalo do if Tank was defeated?
(a) They would follow the winner home.
(b) They would eat their calves.
(c) They would walk off a cliff.
(d) They would refuse any other leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author have to stop the water buffalo nibbling on?

2. What does Tank push the buffalo into?

3. Where did Nhuong hear the story of how Tank was stolen?

4. In which country is the story set?

5. What does the author say a tiger would sometimes turn into in its old age?

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