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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Lone Wild Hog, and Mister Short.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of animal does Tank do battle with one dry season?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A lion.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A bear.

2. How does a horse snake kill its victims if it doesn't bite them?
(a) Drown them.
(b) Strangle them.
(c) Eat them.
(d) Whip them.

3. Why were wild hogs such a problem?
(a) They would eat all the rice plants given the chance.
(b) They were always followed by tigers.
(c) They always tried to impregnate the buffalos.
(d) They sometimes attacked without provocation.

4. What did Nhuong's father do to ensure Tank was not taken again?
(a) He kept Tank at home.
(b) He untied the rope from his nose.
(c) He dug a trench around the fields.
(d) He paid gurads to watch the fields.

5. What warned the farmer to the presence of a wild hog?
(a) The hog's tusks.
(b) A strange smell.
(c) His dog.
(d) His daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only part of a hog's body not protected by sap?

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

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

4. Why would a defeated buffalo run towards humans?

5. What did each house have surrounding it to protect it from wild animals?

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