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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he is mistaken for a member of the Khmer Rouge by one of their leaders, what is Arn's reaction?
(a) He considers running away from camp.
(b) He yells at the leader, telling him that he is a captive.
(c) He vows to get even with this leader someday.
(d) He sits down on the grass and cries.

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

3. Using the method of time measurement that Arn and the other captives must use, eight harvests means he's been held captive for how long?
(a) 2 1/2 years.
(b) 1 1/2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

4. The morning just before the Khmer Rouge drive through the village making announcements on their bullhorns, what sounds are noticeably absent?
(a) The sound of children laughing and the sound of vendors selling their wares.
(b) The sound of birds chirping and the sound of the wind in the trees.
(c) The sound of monks chanting and the sound of the temple gong.
(d) The sound of gunfire and the sound of explosions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Arn give for it being a dangerous act for him to think about his sister or any of his other family members?

2. When some new children arrive at the camp and one of them refuses to cut her hair, how is she punished?

3. 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?

4. When the radio makes clear that the Vietnamese soldiers really are coming, chaos erupts and many children run away in the melee. Sombo asks Arn why he doesn't run away to find his family. Why does Arn not run away?

5. What does Arn do with the food the kitchen girl gives him after she is done using him for her pleasure?

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