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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What would fisherman use to fish a white catfish?
(a) A spear.
(b) A fishing line on its own.
(c) A bamboo pole.
(d) A metal pole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the most feared animal on the river?

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

3. What is an otter's party?

4. What kind of birds did Nhuong's cousin steal from a nest?

5. How does a horse snake kill its victims if it doesn't bite them?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mr. Short's life change after the loss of his tail?

2. What did the author learn on his first trip to the jungle?

3. Why are lone wild hogs more dangerous than a herd of wild hogs?

4. Describe the authors role on the farm as a child?

5. How did the thieves make sure that Tank could not thrash around and snap the rope that tied him to the tree?

6. What problems did the wild hog cause the farmers it attacked?

7. How did Tank protect his herd from the tiger?

8. What did the villagers do with the wild hog?

9. How did the crocodile attack the villagers?

10. What is an otter's party?

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