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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the houses in the village made of?
(a) Sugar cane.
(b) Oak.
(c) Bamboo.
(d) Tree bark.

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

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

4. Why did lowland buffalo not make good fighters?
(a) They were spoiled.
(b) They had a different diet.
(c) They were not brought up with fierce animals.
(d) They never had to look after themselves.

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

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

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

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

9. How did Nhuong's cousin help him capture the otter cubs?
(a) He held the mother otter.
(b) He blocked their escape.
(c) He tempted them with food.
(d) He killed the mother otter.

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

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

12. What does Nhuong say the white catfish fought like at the end of the old man's line?
(a) A devil.
(b) A boxer.
(c) A wrestler.
(d) A demon.

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

14. What was the name of the bird who stole Nhuong's cousin's birds?
(a) Nygyen.
(b) Quoc.
(c) Tchen.
(d) Yang.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author's family mainly grow on their land?

2. What would Nhuong's father do during the evenings?

3. Who pulls Tank away from the fight?

4. Why would have been better for Nhuong if he had caught the otter with its eyes still closed?

5. What did the author have to stop the water buffalo nibbling on?

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