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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Arn to think that finally the Khmer Rouge may have won the metaphorical battle between himself and the soldiers?
(a) He loses his appetite and feels that even if he were given an entire meal, he would refuse to eat it.
(b) He realizes that he wants to please the soldiers more than he wants to stay alive.
(c) He thinks that he'd rather see any other child in the camp die than to die himself.
(d) He can no longer remember the faces of his family members.

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

3. What reason does Arn give for not eating the human liver that the Khmer Rouge soldier forces him to cook?
(a) He does not eat it because he wants to bring it back to the tent to give it to Kha instead.
(b) He does not eat it because he knows it came from a friend of his.
(c) He does not eat it because he already has a belly full of rice and chicken that the kitchen girl had given him.
(d) He does not eat it because he thinks maybe the next time, another kitchen boy will be eating him instead.

4. Where do Arn and Munny hide when they hear the sounds of a nearby battle during their make-believe game of war?
(a) In their rich next-door-neighbor's Mercedes.
(b) In the theater where they had seen the movie earlier that night.
(c) In the branches of a nearby Banyan tree.
(d) In a pond near their house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the word "sleep" is banned by the Khmer Rouge, what word is allowed in its place?

2. What is the event that first causes Arn to think maybe the Khmer Rouge have evil intentions?

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

4. When the high-ranking soldiers for whom the band played has taken their leave, what is NOT a rule put in place by the remaining Khmer Rouge soldiers?

5. When a new letter carrier arrives to bring news to the camp, what news does he bring to Arn?

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