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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 were the houses in the village made of?
(a) Bamboo.
(b) Sugar cane.
(c) Tree bark.
(d) Oak.

2. How do the men tire the hog?
(a) They drive a truck after it.
(b) They set their dogs after it.
(c) They push it into a trench.
(d) They set Tank after it.

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

4. What did the families do with their bridge at night?
(a) Covered it with oil.
(b) Broke it.
(c) Threw it in the trench.
(d) Pulled it in.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were wild hogs such a problem?

2. Where did the farmer put his daughter before he ran from the wild hog?

3. Which part of the buffalo's body is very fragile?

4. Why would a defeated buffalo run towards humans?

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

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