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

2. What does Nhuong say disrupted his dreams?
(a) War.
(b) Death.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Adulthood.

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

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

5. Why would a defeated buffalo run towards humans?
(a) For help.
(b) To turn his aggression on someone weaker.
(c) To prove he was still a man.
(d) For food.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the author's family mainly grow on their land?

3. What kind of mustard did the villagers grow?

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

5. What did the families do with their bridge at night?

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