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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author's family mainly grow on their land?
(a) Eggplant.
(b) Rice.
(c) Beans.
(d) Sugar.

2. Where did Nhuong and his cousin sell the otters?
(a) A city factory.
(b) The market place.
(c) The dock.
(d) The next village.

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

4. Who did Nhuong send to deliver a message to his family?
(a) Tank.
(b) Hung.
(c) Armor.
(d) Bert.

5. What is the name of the boy who decided to put a stop to Mr. Short?
(a) Hung.
(b) Quing.
(c) Wong.
(d) Guyen.

6. What kind of animal was Mr. Short?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A crocodile.
(c) A wild hog.
(d) A water buffalo.

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

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

9. What does the author say a tiger would sometimes turn into in its old age?
(a) A vegetarian.
(b) A god.
(c) A man eater.
(d) A pet.

10. How did Nhuong's cousin's father die?
(a) He died of a heart attack.
(b) He was killed by a wildhog.
(c) He drowned in the river.
(d) He was murdered by thieves.

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

12. What might the female buffalo do if Tank was defeated?
(a) They would follow the winner home.
(b) They would refuse any other leaders.
(c) They would walk off a cliff.
(d) They would eat their calves.

13. What animals did the author look after on the family farm?
(a) Cows.
(b) Water buffalo.
(c) Wild boars.
(d) Sheep.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Tank's responsibility after he was retired from farming?

2. What did Hung make a dummy of?

3. Where did the author first travel to with his father at twelve years old?

4. How did Tank injure one of the thieves?

5. What was the name of the bridge that lead to the front door of each house?

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