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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the men tire the hog?
(a) They set Tank after it.
(b) They drive a truck after it.
(c) They set their dogs after it.
(d) They push it into a trench.

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

3. What did the author name his buffalo?
(a) Yank.
(b) Percy.
(c) Big Bill.
(d) Tank.

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

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

6. How did Nhuong's cousin's mother die?
(a) During child birth.
(b) She was killed by a crocodile.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) She was murdered by thieves.

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

8. What was the name of the bridge that lead to the front door of each house?
(a) An ape bridge.
(b) A draw bridge.
(c) A buffalo bridge.
(d) A monkey bridge.

9. What did each house have surrounding it to protect it from wild animals?
(a) A moat.
(b) Barbwire.
(c) Animal traps.
(d) A trench.

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

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

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

13. What kind of wild hog is most dangerous?
(a) An injured wild hog.
(b) A lone wild hog.
(c) A hungry wild hog.
(d) A tired wild hog.

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

15. What is the name for a wild hog's home?
(a) A pen.
(b) A farm.
(c) A coop.
(d) A harem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would fisherman use to fish a white catfish?

2. What did the villagers have to travel across to get to the nearest town?

3. What is the name of the tree the hog's rubs themselves against to coat themselves?

4. What animal does the author say was even more dangerous than a tiger?

5. What animals did the author look after on the family farm?

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