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

2. Why would have been better for Nhuong if he had caught the otter with its eyes still closed?
(a) It would have not have cried for its siblings.
(b) It would not have remembered that it was kidnapped.
(c) It would have thought he was its parent.
(d) It would have been more willing to catch fish for him.

3. What kind of people considered Tank a prize?
(a) Buffalo traders.
(b) Fur traders.
(c) Buffalo thieves.
(d) Government officials.

4. Who did Nhuong send to deliver a message to his family?
(a) Tank.
(b) Hung.
(c) Bert.
(d) Armor.

5. What were the houses in the village made of?
(a) Oak.
(b) Tree bark.
(c) Bamboo.
(d) Sugar cane.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Nhuong's cousin's father die?

2. Where had most of the patient and obedient buffalo been raised?

3. What did each house have surrounding it to protect it from wild animals?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the ideal buffalo?

3. What would it have meant if Tank was killed by the bull in the section?

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

5. Why did Nhuong call his new buffalo Tank?

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

7. Describe the authors role on the farm as a child?

8. How did the crocodile attack the villagers?

9. What is an otter's party?

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

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