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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 is the name of the tree the hog's rubs themselves against to coat themselves?
(a) The armor tree.
(b) The sap tree.
(c) The protecting tree.
(d) The oil tree.

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

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

4. Where did the two farmers hide from the wild hog?
(a) A car.
(b) A tractor.
(c) A trench.
(d) A shed.

5. Why did lowland buffalo not make good fighters?
(a) They were not brought up with fierce animals.
(b) They had a different diet.
(c) They never had to look after themselves.
(d) They were spoiled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say a tiger would sometimes turn into in its old age?

2. What kind of animals do Nhuong and his cousin hunt and cook alive?

3. What does Nhuong say disrupted his dreams?

4. Why would a defeated buffalo run towards humans?

5. How did Tank injure one of the thieves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are wild hogs so difficult to kill?

3. Why did Nhuong call his new buffalo Tank?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why are otter cubs so prized?

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

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