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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 do the Khmer Rouge soldiers lack that makes the soldiers associated with the Prince doubt their power?
(a) Guns.
(b) Homogeneous uniforms.
(c) Grenades.
(d) Boots.

2. What event causes Arn to wonder if he has become a monster just like the Khmer Rouge soldiers?
(a) He feels happiness at hearing that one soldier has been murdered for speaking roughly to another soldier.
(b) He feels happiness at seeing Kha die, since now he is at least out of his misery.
(c) He feels happiness at hearing that his rich neighbors have all been killed for their elitist ways.
(d) He feels happiness at the sight of the boy who previously got him into trouble being beaten by a soldier for being lazy.

3. The Khmer Rouge tell the band that they are going on a trip and everyone is expecting to be killed. Instead, what happens?
(a) They are permitted to go the Thailand border to see if they can find their family members.
(b) They are put into the back of a truck and driven around for hours in order to disorient them.
(c) They go to a nearby village and are ordered to kill everyone living there.
(d) They embark on a tour of the agricultural fields in order to entertain the workers.

4. Though at first Arn is furious with Mr. Pond for taking chances that lead to him being shot by a Thai guard, Mr. Pond then reveals news that makes Arn ecstatic. What is that news?
(a) He says he has done some investigation and is convinced that Arn's little brother Munny is not dead after all.
(b) He says he is taking Arn, Sojeat, and Ravi to America with him.
(c) He says he has found Arn's mother and is bringing her to reunite with Arn.
(d) He says he has won the Thai lottery and that he will spend the money helping Arn find his family.

5. Why does Sombo return to the hidden village to kill everyone who lives there?
(a) Because he has become thirsty for blood after a lack of battle for so long.
(b) Because he is worried that if he does not, the villagers will sneak into their camp and kill them first.
(c) Because he goes back to steal their food and they put up a struggle, so he kills them.
(d) Because he thinks they told the Vietnamese his group's location.

Short Answer Questions

1. When his sister kisses Arn's ear, what is NOT something he says the sensation feels like?

2. The group of child soldiers led by Sombo and referred to as Little Fish with the Big Sting is comprised of how many children?

3. When he is allowed a special privilege by the leader, what does he find himself doing for the first time in three years?

4. When the Khmer Rouge soldiers take all of the captives' clothes and burn them, what clothing do they provide instead?

5. Where does Mr. Pond end up taking Sojeat, Ravi, and Arn when he asks them to climb in the trunk of his car?

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