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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 would Nhuong's father do during the evenings?
(a) Organize a party.
(b) Build furniture.
(c) Teach the children.
(d) Sing songs.

2. What does the author say the villagers became during the dry season?
(a) Hunters.
(b) Vegetarians.
(c) The hunted.
(d) Lazy.

3. What does Tank push the buffalo into?
(a) A pit.
(b) A trench.
(c) A river.
(d) A lake.

4. What did the author have to stop the water buffalo nibbling on?
(a) Coconuts.
(b) Rice plants.
(c) Nettles.
(d) Sugar cane.

5. In which country is the story set?
(a) Thailand.
(b) China.
(c) Cambodia.
(d) Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the author name his buffalo?

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

4. Where did the author first travel to with his father at twelve years old?

5. What were the tigers always trying to steal?

(see the answer key)

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