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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Former peasants and former city-dwellers.
(b) Cambodians and Vietnamese.
(c) Families with children and families without children.
(d) Males and females.

2. What sport do the rich kids play in the yard of their school in the first part of the book?
(a) Volleyball.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Lacrosse.

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 getting his hopes up for a reunion with his family is a waste of time.
(c) Because the Khmer Rouge can see inside his head.
(d) Because Mek is jealous of Arn's feelings about his family.

4. When the Khmer Rouge evacuate all of the cities in order to force everyone into agricultural work, how many days do they tell the villagers they will be gone?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 14 days.

5. The first person Arn sees in over a year who is not wearing a black uniform is the new leader who arrives at the camp. How does Arn describe his appearance?
(a) He is wearing white shorts and no shirt.
(b) He is wearing black shorts and a white shirt.
(c) He is wearing a business suit.
(d) He is wearing a linen caftan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Khmer Rouge soldiers lack that makes the soldiers associated with the Prince doubt their power?

2. 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?

3. Which of the following is NOT a topic of the Khmer Rouge songs the children are taught to play with their musical instruments?

4. When the new music teacher is too overcome by his own sadness to teach the children, Arn teaches them himself, instructing them to hit the strings lightly, like the wings of what bird?

5. What are the two forms of compensation that the news bearer accepts in return for news about the captives' families?

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