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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) Tree bark.
(b) Sugar cane.
(c) Bamboo.
(d) Oak.

2. Where did the author first travel to with his father at twelve years old?
(a) The jungle.
(b) The city.
(c) China.
(d) The mountains.

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

4. What did each house have surrounding it to protect it from wild animals?
(a) A trench.
(b) A moat.
(c) Animal traps.
(d) Barbwire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of mustard did the villagers grow?

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

3. What was the most feared animal on the river?

4. Why did lowland buffalo not make good fighters?

5. Why would a defeated buffalo run towards humans?

(see the answer key)

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