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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Little Altar on the Roadside, and The Hero.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does a horse snake kill its victims if it doesn't bite them?
(a) Drown them.
(b) Eat them.
(c) Whip them.
(d) Strangle them.

2. Which of the following is a question the children asked about Tank?
(a) Who are his parents?
(b) Why is he always so grumpy?
(c) Why can he run so fast?
(d) Why is his stomach so big?

3. What animals did the author look after on the family farm?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Wild boars.
(c) Cows.
(d) Water buffalo.

4. What kind of river animals did the eels like to eat?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Otters.
(c) Beavers.
(d) Water snakes.

5. What is the name for a wild hog's home?
(a) A farm.
(b) A pen.
(c) A harem.
(d) A coop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of eel did Nhuong want to catch?

2. What kind of snake does the author say the horse snake grew as large as?

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

4. What did the son use to make a wedding bed?

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

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