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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. What do the hunters carry with them to kill the wild hog?

2. What kind of animal does Tank do battle with one dry season?

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

4. How does a horse snake kill its victims if it doesn't bite them?

5. What did the author have to stop the water buffalo nibbling on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were tigers such a nuisance to the villagers?

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

3. How did the female otter protect her cubs?

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

5. What is the best way for a hunter to kill a lone wild hog?

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

7. How did the crocodile attack the villagers?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Nhoung's relationship with his grandmother? How does her death affect him and how does he express his feelings within the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the problems caused by the following animals.

1. Wild hogs.

2. Tigers.

3. Horse snakes.

How do the village try to combat the problems these animals cause?

Essay Topic 3

What is important for someone like Nhuong to learn in a village so close to wild animals? What does he still have to learn by the end of the book?

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