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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What animal does the author say was even more dangerous than a tiger?
(a) A wild hog.
(b) A horsesnake.
(c) A wild boar.
(d) A crocodile.

3. What warned the farmer to the presence of a wild hog?
(a) The hog's tusks.
(b) His daughter.
(c) A strange smell.
(d) His dog.

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

5. Why would a defeated buffalo run towards humans?
(a) To turn his aggression on someone weaker.
(b) To prove he was still a man.
(c) For help.
(d) For food.

6. How did Nhuong's cousin's father die?
(a) He was murdered by thieves.
(b) He drowned in the river.
(c) He died of a heart attack.
(d) He was killed by a wildhog.

7. Which part of Mr. Short's body did Hung cut off?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His tail.
(c) His head.
(d) His feet.

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

9. How did Tank help catch the white catfish?
(a) He walked backwards with the fishline attached to his horn.
(b) He blocked the cat fish's escape.
(c) He used his horns to fish the catfish out of the water.
(d) He stomped on the catfish.

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

11. What part of the catfish produces a harmful poison?
(a) Its fins.
(b) Its teeth.
(c) Its tail.
(d) Its gills.

12. What kind of animals do Nhuong and his cousin hunt and cook alive?
(a) Wild buffalo.
(b) Wild hogs.
(c) Wild chickens.
(d) Wild boar.

13. How did the mother otter try to stop Nhuong from taking her cubs?
(a) She bit his toes.
(b) She jumped on his back.
(c) She clawed his leg.
(d) She scratched his back.

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

15. Where did the wild hogs live?
(a) The forest.
(b) The river.
(c) The jungle.
(d) The mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people considered Tank a prize?

2. How do the men tire the hog?

3. What do the hunters carry with them to kill the wild hog?

4. What was the name of the bird who stole Nhuong's cousin's birds?

5. Why couldn't Nhuong stay for dinner?

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