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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the villagers place on the dead man's tomb?
(a) The hog's tusks.
(b) His hunting knife.
(c) The hog's heart.
(d) His shoes.

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

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

4. Why would have been better for Nhuong if he had caught the otter with its eyes still closed?
(a) It would have been more willing to catch fish for him.
(b) It would have not have cried for its siblings.
(c) It would have thought he was its parent.
(d) It would not have remembered that it was kidnapped.

5. How does one stop a snake from biting?
(a) By stroking its body.
(b) By biting its tail.
(c) By looking in its eyes.
(d) By holding its head.

6. What is the name of the tree the hog's rubs themselves against to coat themselves?
(a) The sap tree.
(b) The armor tree.
(c) The oil tree.
(d) The protecting tree.

7. Why couldn't Nhuong stay for dinner?
(a) He was going out for dinner with his cousin.
(b) His mother needed Tank's help.
(c) His mother was cooking his favorite.
(d) He had to finish his homework.

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

9. 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 blocked their escape.
(d) He killed the mother otter.

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

11. Where did the farmer put his daughter before he ran from the wild hog?
(a) Behind a shed.
(b) On top of a clump of grass.
(c) Inside his tractor.
(d) In a flower pot.

12. What did Hung make a dummy of?
(a) A child.
(b) A man.
(c) A crocodile.
(d) A wild hog.

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

14. Where did the two farmers hide from the wild hog?
(a) A trench.
(b) A car.
(c) A shed.
(d) A tractor.

15. When is the only time a tiger will attack a wild hog?
(a) When it's hungry.
(b) When it's in a group.
(c) When it's young.
(d) When it's alone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the second farmer alert the hamlet of the wild hog?

3. Which part of Mr. Short's body did Hung cut off?

4. What kind of people considered Tank a prize?

5. What part of the wild hog is its most dangerous weapon?

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