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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why couldn't Nhuong stay for dinner?
(a) His mother was cooking his favorite.
(b) He was going out for dinner with his cousin.
(c) His mother needed Tank's help.
(d) He had to finish his homework.

2. What animals did the author look after on the family farm?
(a) Wild boars.
(b) Cows.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Water buffalo.

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

4. What kind of birds did Nhuong's cousin steal from a nest?
(a) Song birds.
(b) Humming birds.
(c) Cuckoos.
(d) Woodpeckers.

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

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

7. What kind of animal would the villagers use as bait to catch a catfish?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A rat.
(c) A mouse.
(d) An otter.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the catfish produces a harmful poison?

2. What were the tigers always trying to steal?

3. What kind of snake did Nhuong's cousin tame?

4. What kind of animals do Nhuong and his cousin hunt and cook alive?

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

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