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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 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.

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

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

4. What part of the catfish produces a harmful poison?
(a) Its fins.
(b) Its teeth.
(c) Its tail.
(d) Its gills.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Tank push the buffalo into?

3. How does one stop a snake from squeezing a person to death?

4. What did the author name his buffalo?

5. What is the name of the boy who decided to put a stop to Mr. Short?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are otter cubs so prized?

3. What is the ideal buffalo?

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

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

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

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

8. How did the crocodile attack the villagers?

9. How did the villagers stop wild animals from getting into their houses?

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

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