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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 did Nhuong's father do to ensure Tank was not taken again?
(a) He kept Tank at home.
(b) He dug a trench around the fields.
(c) He paid gurads to watch the fields.
(d) He untied the rope from his nose.

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

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

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

5. How did the mother otter try to stop Nhuong from taking her cubs?
(a) She jumped on his back.
(b) She scratched his back.
(c) She bit his toes.
(d) She clawed his leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would have been better for Nhuong if he had caught the otter with its eyes still closed?

2. What did the villagers have to travel across to get to the nearest town?

3. What did each house have surrounding it to protect it from wild animals?

4. How did Tank help catch the white catfish?

5. What is an otter's party?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did the villagers travel from other villages and towns?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why are wild hogs so difficult to kill?

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