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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 never take breaks during his work day, no matter what happens.
(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 observe others and gather information about their behavior so he can use it against them later if necessary.

2. What is the event that first causes Arn to think maybe the Khmer Rouge have evil intentions?
(a) Hi sister tells him that all of the girls in the village are being rounded up by the soldiers in order to force the girls to cut their hair short.
(b) A soldier sees Arn selling his wares on the street and tips over his cart for no apparent reason.
(c) He sees a soldier kill a boy when the boy refuses his request for a motorcycle ride.
(d) He sees a soldier speaking roughly to a monk at his temple school.

3. Which of the following is NOT a topic of the Khmer Rouge songs the children are taught to play with their musical instruments?
(a) Rice.
(b) God's love.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Revolution.

4. What is Arn's first reaction when a girl sitting next to him at dinner suddenly dies?
(a) He screams for help and is punished for his cries.
(b) He takes her bowl of rice and keeps on eating.
(c) He pushes her to floor to save the other children from having to look at her.
(d) He runs away into the jungle to be by himself for a while.

5. How old is Arn when the novel's narrative first begins?
(a) 9.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

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 the stringed instrument called that Arn learns to play in the band?

3. What product does Arn skip school to sell, much to the chagrin of his older sister?

4. What occurs in the American movie that causes Arn and Munny to hide their faces in their shirts?

5. When the trucks of Khmer Rouge soldiers first arrive, what does the radio tell the Cambodian people to do?

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