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

2. Where had most of the patient and obedient buffalo been raised?
(a) The evenlands.
(b) The midlands.
(c) The lowlands.
(d) The highlands.

3. Why did lowland buffalo not make good fighters?
(a) They never had to look after themselves.
(b) They were not brought up with fierce animals.
(c) They had a different diet.
(d) They were spoiled.

4. What did the author's family mainly grow on their land?
(a) Eggplant.
(b) Beans.
(c) Rice.
(d) Sugar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does a horse snake kill its victims if it doesn't bite them?

2. What would Nhuong's father do during the evenings?

3. What kind of calf does Nhuong's father want to buy?

4. What did the villagers have to travel across to get to the nearest town?

5. What were the tigers always trying to steal?

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