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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 is the only part of a hog's body not protected by sap?

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

3. What is the name for a wild hog's home?

4. What kind of people sought after catfish?

5. What might the female buffalo do if Tank was defeated?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the female otter protect her cubs?

2. Why was the author's father so important to the village?

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

4. How did the crocodile attack the villagers?

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

6. How did Tank protect his herd from the tiger?

7. Why are otter cubs so prized?

8. Why are wild hogs so difficult to kill?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following questions to write a 400 word essay.

1. What do you think of Nhuang's treatment of animals in the book?

2. How do you think the war will effect Nhuang's life?

3. What do you think were the differences between rural and urban Vietnam during the 1940s?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how villagers manage the following in Nhoung's hamlet.

1. Buying and selling goods.

2. Traveling.

3. Making a living.

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