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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color clothing did Nhuong wear to camoflague himself from the otters?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

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

3. Which of the following is a question the children asked about Tank?
(a) Why is he always so grumpy?
(b) Who are his parents?
(c) Why can he run so fast?
(d) Why is his stomach so big?

4. What does Nhuong say disrupted his dreams?
(a) War.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Death.
(d) Adulthood.

5. What kind of animal would the villagers use as bait to catch a catfish?
(a) A mouse.
(b) An otter.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A rat.

6. What kind of mustard did the villagers grow?
(a) English mustard.
(b) French mustard.
(c) Indian mustard.
(d) German mustard.

7. How did Nhuong's cousin help him capture the otter cubs?
(a) He tempted them with food.
(b) He held the mother otter.
(c) He killed the mother otter.
(d) He blocked their escape.

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

9. What would the otters eat at their party?
(a) Mushrooms.
(b) Roses.
(c) Fish.
(d) Grass.

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

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

12. Which part of the buffalo's body is very fragile?
(a) His nose.
(b) His hind legs.
(c) His forehead.
(d) His chin.

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

14. What is an otter's party?
(a) An otter's march from one home to another.
(b) An otter's foray into the home of a human.
(c) A rare gathering of otter's at the riverbank.
(d) An otter's protest at problems on the river.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author's family mainly grow on their land?

2. Where did Nhuong hear the story of how Tank was stolen?

3. What did the villagers have to travel across to get to the nearest town?

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

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

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