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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Hung make a dummy of?
(a) A child.
(b) A wild hog.
(c) A crocodile.
(d) A man.

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

4. What does Tank push the buffalo into?
(a) A river.
(b) A trench.
(c) A lake.
(d) A pit.

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

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

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

8. What did the families do with their bridge at night?
(a) Pulled it in.
(b) Covered it with oil.
(c) Threw it in the trench.
(d) Broke it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Where did Nhuong imprison the otter?
(a) An iron cage.
(b) A carrier.
(c) A small hut.
(d) A bamboo cage.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the only time a tiger will attack a wild hog?

2. What does Nhuong say the white catfish fought like at the end of the old man's line?

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

4. Why were otter cubs the most prized?

5. Where did the two farmers hide from the wild hog?

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