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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through River Creatures, and The Horse Snake.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author have to stop the water buffalo nibbling on?
(a) Coconuts.
(b) Nettles.
(c) Rice plants.
(d) Sugar cane.

2. What does Nhuong say disrupted his dreams?
(a) War.
(b) Adulthood.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Death.

3. What did Hung make a dummy of?
(a) A child.
(b) A crocodile.
(c) A man.
(d) A wild hog.

4. What is the name of the boy who decided to put a stop to Mr. Short?
(a) Guyen.
(b) Hung.
(c) Wong.
(d) Quing.

5. What do the men use to make stretchers?
(a) Branches and ivy.
(b) Sugar cane and palm leaves.
(c) Bamboo canes and vines.
(d) Sugar cane and vines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author first travel to with his father at twelve years old?

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

3. What did the author name his buffalo?

4. What part of the wild hog is its most dangerous weapon?

5. What does Nhuong say the white catfish fought like at the end of the old man's line?

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