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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 warned the farmer to the presence of a wild hog?
(a) His dog.
(b) A strange smell.
(c) The hog's tusks.
(d) His daughter.

2. Why would have been better for Nhuong if he had caught the otter with its eyes still closed?
(a) It would have been more willing to catch fish for him.
(b) It would have not have cried for its siblings.
(c) It would not have remembered that it was kidnapped.
(d) It would have thought he was its parent.

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

4. What kind of people sought after catfish?
(a) Rich people.
(b) Sportsman.
(c) Gourmets.
(d) Hunters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would the otters eat at their party?

2. How did Nhuong's cousin help him capture the otter cubs?

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

4. What did Nhuong's father do to ensure Tank was not taken again?

5. What did Hung make a dummy of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the horse snake the most feared animal?

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

3. What is the ideal buffalo?

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

5. What is an otter's party?

6. How did Nhuong's cousin teach the song birds different songs?

7. How did Tank escape the thieves?

8. How did the farmers use their dogs to capture the wild hogs?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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