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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the second farmer alert the hamlet of the wild hog?
(a) Setting off a flare.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Setting light to a tree.
(d) Blowing his horn.

2. What might the female buffalo do if Tank was defeated?
(a) They would refuse any other leaders.
(b) They would walk off a cliff.
(c) They would follow the winner home.
(d) They would eat their calves.

3. What do the hunters carry with them to kill the wild hog?
(a) Knives.
(b) Axes.
(c) Guns.
(d) Spears.

4. What would Nhuong's father do during the evenings?
(a) Build furniture.
(b) Teach the children.
(c) Sing songs.
(d) Organize a party.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Nhuong imprison the otter?

2. What were the tigers always trying to steal?

3. What kind of calf does Nhuong's father want to buy?

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

5. What was the name of the bridge that lead to the front door of each house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the ideal buffalo?

2. How did Mr. Short lose his tail?

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

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

5. How did Tank escape the thieves?

6. Why are wild hogs so difficult to kill?

7. How did Nhuong's cousin teach the song birds different songs?

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

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

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

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