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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. Where did Nhuong hear the story of how Tank was stolen?
(a) A local wedding.
(b) The school yard.
(c) A supermarket.
(d) A government meeting.

2. What might the female buffalo do if Tank was defeated?
(a) They would follow the winner home.
(b) They would refuse any other leaders.
(c) They would eat their calves.
(d) They would walk off a cliff.

3. What does the author say the villagers became during the dry season?
(a) Vegetarians.
(b) Lazy.
(c) The hunted.
(d) Hunters.

4. Where did the author first travel to with his father at twelve years old?
(a) The city.
(b) The jungle.
(c) China.
(d) The mountains.

5. Why were wild hogs such a problem?
(a) They sometimes attacked without provocation.
(b) They would eat all the rice plants given the chance.
(c) They were always followed by tigers.
(d) They always tried to impregnate the buffalos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Nhuong and his family eventually find Tank after he didn't arrive home?

2. What were the houses in the village made of?

3. Where did the wild hogs live?

4. What did Hung make a dummy of?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Mr. Short lose his tail?

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

5. Why are wild hogs so difficult to kill?

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

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

8. How did the crocodile attack the villagers?

9. What is an otter's party?

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

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