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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through River Creatures, and The Horse Snake.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would fisherman use to fish a white catfish?
(a) A metal pole.
(b) A fishing line on its own.
(c) A spear.
(d) A bamboo pole.

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

3. What does Nhuong say the white catfish fought like at the end of the old man's line?
(a) A demon.
(b) A wrestler.
(c) A devil.
(d) A boxer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the tigers always trying to steal?

2. How did Tank injure one of the thieves?

3. What does the author say a tiger would sometimes turn into in its old age?

4. What is the name of the tree the hog's rubs themselves against to coat themselves?

5. Why were wild hogs such a problem?

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