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

2. What color clothing did Nhuong wear to camoflague himself from the otters?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

3. What would the otters eat at their party?
(a) Fish.
(b) Grass.
(c) Roses.
(d) Mushrooms.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the hunters carry with them to kill the wild hog?

2. Which part of Mr. Short's body did Hung cut off?

3. How did the mother otter try to stop Nhuong from taking her cubs?

4. What was the name of the bird who stole Nhuong's cousin's birds?

5. Why did lowland buffalo not make good fighters?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Tank escape the thieves?

2. What would it have meant if Tank was killed by the bull in the section?

3. Why was the author's father so important to the village?

4. What is an otter's party?

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

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

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

8. It what way did Tank prove to be very smart?

9. How did Mr. Short lose his tail?

10. How did Nhuong's cousin tame a python?

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