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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What simile does Arn use to describe his sister's appearance when he sees her?
(a) Like an overworked horse.
(b) Like a whisper of air.
(c) Like a tiny old woman.
(d) Like a tired mother.

2. Which of the following is NOT a topic of the Khmer Rouge songs the children are taught to play with their musical instruments?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Sacrifice.
(c) God's love.
(d) Rice.

3. Once Arn and his group is allowed to stop walking and they form a camp, what two groups do the Khmer Rouge soldiers separate the captives into?
(a) Cambodians and Vietnamese.
(b) Former peasants and former city-dwellers.
(c) Families with children and families without children.
(d) Males and females.

4. What is Arn's solution for helping Siv remember not to hold the flag in front of Arn's face at the end of the dance?
(a) He offers to switch dancing roles with him.
(b) He explains to Siv that he's ruining the dance and reducing Arn's chances at fame.
(c) He steals some rice for him.
(d) He threatens to break his flag.

5. What do the rich kids do to Arn when he is selling his wares near the school?
(a) They throw stones at him.
(b) They spit on him.
(c) They run to buy his wares.
(d) They push over his cart in the gutter.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Arn becomes a sort of personal assistant to the leader with the white shorts, what privilege is he granted?

2. Sombo brings his new group to join with another camp composed mainly of true Khmer Rouge kids, not soldiers like Arn who have been held captive and then forced into battle by the Khmer Rouge. What is the main child leader's name within this other group?

3. When Arn is told by a Khmer Rouge soldier that he has a new job in addition to his job as a musician in the band, what does that new job turn out to be?

4. How did Arn's father die?

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?

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