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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of calf does Nhuong's father want to buy?
(a) An energetic calf.
(b) An albino calf.
(c) A fierce calf.
(d) A mixed-blood calf.

2. What did the author's family mainly grow on their land?
(a) Rice.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Beans.
(d) Eggplant.

3. 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.

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

5. What kind of people considered Tank a prize?
(a) Buffalo thieves.
(b) Government officials.
(c) Fur traders.
(d) Buffalo traders.

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

7. Why were otter cubs the most prized?
(a) They were a delicacy.
(b) They could be taught to follow commands.
(c) They could be taught to catch fish.
(d) Their hide was worth alot of money.

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

9. How did Tank injure one of the thieves?
(a) He gored his buttocks.
(b) He gored his the leg.
(c) He bit his nose.
(d) He stamped on his foot.

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. How does one stop a snake from squeezing a person to death?
(a) By pinching its belly.
(b) By biting its tail.
(c) By pressing its forehead.
(d) By tickling its belly.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of mustard did the villagers grow?

3. What is the only part of a hog's body not protected by sap?

4. Where did Nhuong imprison the otter?

5. Which of the following is a question the children asked about Tank?

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