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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 animal does the author say was even more dangerous than a tiger?
(a) A wild boar.
(b) A wild hog.
(c) A horsesnake.
(d) A crocodile.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of the buffalo's body is very fragile?

2. Who did Nhuong send to deliver a message to his family?

3. What warned the farmer to the presence of a wild hog?

4. What do the villagers place on the dead man's tomb?

5. What kind of mustard did the villagers grow?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did the crocodile attack the villagers?

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

5. Why are wild hogs so difficult to kill?

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

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

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

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

10. Why are otter cubs so prized?

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