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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the wild hog is its most dangerous weapon?
(a) Its head.
(b) Its tail.
(c) Its legs.
(d) Its teeth.

2. What kind of people sought after catfish?
(a) Hunters.
(b) Gourmets.
(c) Sportsman.
(d) Rich people.

3. Where did Nhuong imprison the otter?
(a) A carrier.
(b) An iron cage.
(c) A bamboo cage.
(d) A small hut.

4. Where did the wild hogs live?
(a) The jungle.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The forest.
(d) The river.

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

6. Where did the author first travel to with his father at twelve years old?
(a) The city.
(b) The jungle.
(c) China.
(d) The mountains.

7. How does the second farmer alert the hamlet of the wild hog?
(a) Setting light to a tree.
(b) Blowing his horn.
(c) Screaming.
(d) Setting off a flare.

8. What was the name of the bird who stole Nhuong's cousin's birds?
(a) Nygyen.
(b) Quoc.
(c) Tchen.
(d) Yang.

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

10. What kind of animals do Nhuong and his cousin hunt and cook alive?
(a) Wild hogs.
(b) Wild chickens.
(c) Wild buffalo.
(d) Wild boar.

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

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

13. What would Nhuong's father do during the evenings?
(a) Organize a party.
(b) Sing songs.
(c) Teach the children.
(d) Build furniture.

14. What did the author name his buffalo?
(a) Percy.
(b) Tank.
(c) Yank.
(d) Big Bill.

15. What were the tigers always trying to steal?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Children.
(d) The cattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Nhuong send to deliver a message to his family?

2. What warned the farmer to the presence of a wild hog?

3. What would the otters eat at their party?

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

5. Why were wild hogs such a problem?

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