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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the author say the villagers became during the dry season?
(a) Vegetarians.
(b) Hunters.
(c) Lazy.
(d) The hunted.
2. Where did Nhuong hear the story of how Tank was stolen?
(a) A government meeting.
(b) A local wedding.
(c) The school yard.
(d) A supermarket.
3. How did the mother otter try to stop Nhuong from taking her cubs?
(a) She bit his toes.
(b) She clawed his leg.
(c) She scratched his back.
(d) She jumped on his back.
4. Why did lowland buffalo not make good fighters?
(a) They were spoiled.
(b) They were not brought up with fierce animals.
(c) They never had to look after themselves.
(d) They had a different diet.
5. What did the author name his buffalo?
(a) Percy.
(b) Tank.
(c) Yank.
(d) Big Bill.
6. How did Nhuong's cousin's father die?
(a) He drowned in the river.
(b) He was killed by a wildhog.
(c) He died of a heart attack.
(d) He was murdered by thieves.
7. What does Nhuong say disrupted his dreams?
(a) Marriage.
(b) War.
(c) Adulthood.
(d) Death.
8. Where did the author first travel to with his father at twelve years old?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The city.
(c) China.
(d) The jungle.
9. What did Hung make a dummy of?
(a) A wild hog.
(b) A man.
(c) A crocodile.
(d) A child.
10. What kind of people sought after catfish?
(a) Hunters.
(b) Rich people.
(c) Sportsman.
(d) Gourmets.
11. What kind of calf does Nhuong's father want to buy?
(a) A fierce calf.
(b) An albino calf.
(c) A mixed-blood calf.
(d) An energetic calf.
12. What kind of people considered Tank a prize?
(a) Buffalo thieves.
(b) Government officials.
(c) Fur traders.
(d) Buffalo traders.
13. How does one stop a snake from squeezing a person to death?
(a) By tickling its belly.
(b) By pinching its belly.
(c) By pressing its forehead.
(d) By biting its tail.
14. How does a horse snake kill its victims if it doesn't bite them?
(a) Strangle them.
(b) Drown them.
(c) Eat them.
(d) Whip them.
15. How does one stop a snake from biting?
(a) By holding its head.
(b) By looking in its eyes.
(c) By biting its tail.
(d) By stroking its body.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why couldn't Nhuong stay for dinner?
2. In which country is the story set?
3. What does Tank push the buffalo into?
4. What part of the wild hog is its most dangerous weapon?
5. Why were wild hogs such a problem?
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