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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The boy who runs away from camp and escapes amidst a flurry of gunfire by the Khmer Rouge is a former boyfriend of which of Arn's siblings?
(a) Mali.
(b) Jorami.
(c) Sophea.
(d) Munny.

2. What details does the author include to let the reader know that the kitchen girl's sexual molestation of Arn happens without his consent?
(a) Arn's secret plot to kill the kitchen girl before he escapes and the way in which he pretends to stab her when she turns her back.
(b) The kitchen girl's threats to kill his family if he tells anyone and Arn's decision to turn the kitchen girl in for a transgression she didn't commit.
(c) The kitchen girl's announcement that she can kill Arn anytime she wants to and Arn's comment that the food she gives him afterward tastes like dust.
(d) Arn's tears of frustration after each session and his anger when he is telling Mek about her actions.

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

4. 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 sleeping in the manure pile is actually warmer and more comfortable than sleeping on the ground in his tent.
(c) He learns that the soldiers are more merciful than he had previously thought, since they do not physically beat him for his transgression.
(d) He learns to never take breaks during his work day, no matter what happens.

5. What method does Mek, the new music teacher, tell Arn that he uses to survive?
(a) He thinks about one hour at a time.
(b) He composes music.
(c) He dreams.
(d) He watches the birds fly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the rich kids do to Arn when he is selling his wares near the school?

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

3. While the captives subsist on tiny amounts of rice and garbage, what do the Khmer Rouge eat?

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?

5. Why does the kitchen girl give Arn extra food?

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