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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why were wild hogs such a problem?
(a) They sometimes attacked without provocation.
(b) They always tried to impregnate the buffalos.
(c) They were always followed by tigers.
(d) They would eat all the rice plants given the chance.

3. What did the old man's wife give Tank to eat?
(a) Cake.
(b) A piece of fish.
(c) Brown sugar.
(d) Rice cake.

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was Tank's responsibility after he was retired from farming?
(a) Carrying shopping back from town.
(b) Protecting the herd from tigers.
(c) Breeding.
(d) Protecting the village from thieves.

10. In which country is the story set?
(a) Cambodia.
(b) China.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Thailand.

11. What do the men use to make stretchers?
(a) Sugar cane and vines.
(b) Branches and ivy.
(c) Bamboo canes and vines.
(d) Sugar cane and palm leaves.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tank help catch the white catfish?

2. What kind of people sought after catfish?

3. What did each house have surrounding it to protect it from wild animals?

4. Where did the wild hogs live?

5. How did Nhuong's cousin help him capture the otter cubs?

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