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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who nurses Arn enough to bring him back to consciousness once he reaches Thailand?
(a) Siv, Kha, and Mek.
(b) A group of three Thai girls.
(c) Arn's three older sisters.
(d) Three boys from Little Fish with Big Sting.

2. Arn knows there are wild animals in the jungle that may eat him, so he climbs a tree to sleep. What animal does he suspect has spent the night under his tree when he sees the grass lying down?
(a) A leopard.
(b) A hippopotamus.
(c) A rhinoceros.
(d) A tiger.

3. What reason does Arn give for it being a dangerous act for him to think about his sister or any of his other family members?
(a) Because it makes him angry at them for letting this happen.
(b) Because the Khmer Rouge can see inside his head.
(c) Because Mek is jealous of Arn's feelings about his family.
(d) Because getting his hopes up for a reunion with his family is a waste of time.

4. When the Little Fish receive automatic rifles, a tragedy happens. What is it?
(a) Arn shoots another boy from the dance group accidentally.
(b) Sombo leaves the group in disgust, saying the kids are being made to commit suicide.
(c) One of the boys from the dance group shoots himself accidentally.
(d) One of the boys from the dance group shoots Sombo accidentally.

5. When the radio makes clear that the Vietnamese soldiers really are coming, chaos erupts and many children run away in the melee. Sombo asks Arn why he doesn't run away to find his family. Why does Arn not run away?
(a) He is afraid that the Khmer Rouge will recognize him due to his fame and shoot him for the traitor they will consider him to be.
(b) He now feels so far removed from his biological family that his friends seem much more important to stay close to in this world.
(c) He realizes that he has no idea why he does not run away; the thought has just never occurred to him.
(d) He is afraid the soldiers in the next camp will kill his little sister Sophea if he runs away.

Short Answer Questions

1. The leader with the white shorts orders Arn to come entertain his guests at a party he is throwing at his house. For how many days does the party last?

2. What does Arn do with the food the kitchen girl gives him after she is done using him for her pleasure?

3. Though the Khmer Rouge blame the bad rice harvest on the laziness of the workers, Arn knows it is actually due to what reason?

4. What happens the first time Arn shoots his gun?

5. When Arn, Kha, and Siv are allowed to go in the pond to wash, they try to sink to the bottom, partly in order to escape the world above the water. Why can they not sink very far down for very long?

(see the answer key)

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