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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. When another child captive tells on Arn for lying to increase his number of work breaks, what do the Khmer Rouge soldiers impose as Arn's punishment?
(a) He is refused food for three days.
(b) He is tied to a tree and chastised by the other child captives.
(c) He is forced to burn his uniform.
(d) He is forced to sleep in a pile of manure for three nights.

2. What happens the first time Arn shoots his gun?
(a) He shoots a Vietnamese soldier hiding among the trees.
(b) He accidentally shoots Kha, but it is only a superficial wound.
(c) He has a violent flashback of the boy in his village being hit with the butt of a rifle and killed.
(d) He is knocked off his feet by the force of the shot.

3. Arn eventually discovers the real reason that the band is asked to play at several specific times each day. What is the reason?
(a) To keep the spirits of the soldiers high.
(b) To cover the sound of skulls being cracked as the Khmer Rouge murder captives.
(c) To keep the band members from running away into the jungle.
(d) To make the field workers dance at regular intervals to amuse the soldiers.

4. Who does Arn encounter when he jumps over the fence into the refugee camp?
(a) Sombo.
(b) Missus Gotobed.
(c) Mek.
(d) Mr. Pond.

5. When Missus Gotobed warns the children that the refugee camp on the other side of the fence is dangerous, why does Arn still walk back and forth along the fence one day?
(a) He wants to look for any family or friends.
(b) He has heard that Sombo is in this refugee camp.
(c) He wants to appear brave in the eyes of the other kids,
(d) He wants to see if he can spot any Khmer Rouge soldiers that he can plot to kill later.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. After the tragedy, Arn goes to see the Khmer Rouge soldier boy who has told Arn and the other Little Fish that they are not real soldiers. What does he do before he goes to see this boy?

3. The second time Arn joins the volleyball game, he plays skillfully and everyone claps. Why does he do so well at the game this time around?

4. What does Arn say that convinces the new music teacher to make more of an effort to teach the children?

5. What do the boys spend all of their money on when they get to the airport?

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