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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-18 & Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens the first time Arn and and another Little Fish go to drop grenades into the tanks of the Vietnamese soldiers?
(a) The other boy gets scared and doesn't join Arn in climbing onto the tank, but Arn fulfills the mission.
(b) Arn is successful at the mission but the other boy's foot is blown off.
(c) Arn gets scared and doesn't climb onto the tank and the other boy gets hurt as a result.
(d) Arn and the other boy are both successful and feel very proud of their accomplishment.

2. The reader learns from the epilogue the fate of the real Sombo. What is this fate?
(a) He adopted Koong and lives in a peaceful village near Arn's home village.
(b) He moved to Canada and adopted many Cambodian children.
(c) He died in a battle with the Vietnamese soon after separating from Arn.
(d) He lives in a Khmer Rouge enclave in Cambodia.

3. Who is in the picture that Arn hangs on his bedroom wall at the beginning of the novel?
(a) The Prince of Cambodia's daughter.
(b) The first lady of the United States.
(c) The young U.S. President's widow, Jackie Kennedy.
(d) His mother during her opera heyday.

4. The boy who runs away from camp and escapes amidst a flurry of gunfire by the Khmer Rouge is a former boyfriend of which of Arn's siblings?
(a) Sophea.
(b) Munny.
(c) Jorami.
(d) Mali.

5. Why does Sombo get mad when he sees Arn dragging his gun behind him due to its great weight?
(a) He says that dragging it on the ground could allow water to get into it and cause the gun to misfire when Arn needs it.
(b) He says that a lack of respect for one's gun shows a lack of respect for oneself.
(c) He says that the gun is Arn's life and that if he loses it, it's like giving the gun to his enemy.
(d) He says if it knocks against the ground, it could accidentally go off and kill someone.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Arn graduates from high school, he speaks to his largest crowd ever at St. John the Divine in New York City. How many people are in the audience when he speaks at this church?

2. When the word "sleep" is banned by the Khmer Rouge, what word is allowed in its place?

3. When Arn becomes delirious with hunger, he sees the monkey family and then his own family and they chant words to him over and over. What are those words he hears them chant?

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?

5. What sport does the boy does the boy play who is assigned to show Arn around the school?

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