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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the two farmers hide from the wild hog?

2. How does one stop a snake from squeezing a person to death?

3. In which country is the story set?

4. Where did Nhuong imprison the otter?

5. What kind of snake did Nhuong's cousin tame?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Nhuong call his new buffalo Tank?

2. What is an otter's party?

3. How did the female otter protect her cubs?

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

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

6. Why are wild hogs so difficult to kill?

7. How did Mr. Short lose his tail?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

How do the humans and animals interact with each other? What problems would modern readers have with some treatment of the animals at the hands of humans? How could Nhuong justify his treatment of animals in the book?

Essay Topic 3

How does one catch a golden eel? How does Nhuong make the task easier for himself?

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