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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the stringed instrument called that Arn learns to play in the band?
(a) Viola.
(b) Harpsichord.
(c) Dulcimer.
(d) Khim.

3. Why do Arn and his siblings live with their aunt?
(a) Because their mother was overcome with grief after their father died and said she had to leave the family.
(b) Because their aunt is rich and can take better care of a large family than their mother can.
(c) Because their mother is dead.
(d) Because after their father's death, their mother had to go far away to find work.

4. 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 forced to burn his uniform.
(b) He is tied to a tree and chastised by the other child captives.
(c) He is refused food for three days.
(d) He is forced to sleep in a pile of manure for three nights.

5. When the Khmer Rouge evacuate all of the cities in order to force everyone into agricultural work, how many days do they tell the villagers they will be gone?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 14 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Arn's aunt about Arn and Munny seeing the American movie?

2. What happens to the old man who is Arn's first music teacher?

3. What lesson does Arn learn from his experience getting told on by another boy in the camp?

4. What sport do the rich kids play in the yard of their school in the first part of the book?

5. How do the Khmer Rouge soldiers react when Arn asks them if they want to play soccer with him?

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