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

2. Where did Nhuong hear the story of how Tank was stolen?
(a) A local wedding.
(b) A government meeting.
(c) A supermarket.
(d) The school yard.

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

4. Who pulls Tank away from the fight?
(a) Nhuong's father.
(b) Nhuong's cousin.
(c) Nhuong's brother.
(d) Nhuong.

5. Where did the farmer put his daughter before he ran from the wild hog?
(a) Behind a shed.
(b) In a flower pot.
(c) Inside his tractor.
(d) On top of a clump of grass.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal does the author say was even more dangerous than a tiger?

3. What does Tank push the buffalo into?

4. What does the author say the villagers became during the dry season?

5. What kind of birds did Nhuong's cousin steal from a nest?

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