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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lesson does Arn learn from his experience getting told on by another boy in the camp?
(a) He learns to observe others and gather information about their behavior so he can use it against them later if necessary.
(b) He learns that the soldiers are more merciful than he had previously thought, since they do not physically beat him for his transgression.
(c) He learns that sleeping in the manure pile is actually warmer and more comfortable than sleeping on the ground in his tent.
(d) He learns to never take breaks during his work day, no matter what happens.

2. Who tells Arn's aunt about Arn and Munny seeing the American movie?
(a) Sojeat.
(b) Mali.
(c) Sophea.
(d) Munny.

3. Where do Arn and Munny go after the American movie to play a pretend game of war?
(a) The soccer field.
(b) The park.
(c) The town square.
(d) The mango grove.

4. When Chantou gets mad that Arn is working as a vendor, what is NOT something she says he should be doing instead?
(a) Doing chores for the monks.
(b) Learning chants.
(c) Doing schoolwork.
(d) Learning how to use a gun.

5. In what country is Arn's hometown?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) India.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Cambodia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Arn when the novel's narrative first begins?

2. How does Arn find out unequivocally that the government soldiers who answered the Khmer Rouge's call to go to the airport were subsequently murdered?

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

4. How do the Khmer Rouge trick the government soldiers into assembling together at the airport so that they can be killed more efficiently?

5. What is Arn's first reaction when a girl sitting next to him at dinner suddenly dies?

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