View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a new letter carrier arrives to bring news to the camp, what news does he bring to Arn?
(a) He tells Arn that his sister Jorami has escaped with another boy from their home village.
(b) He tells Arn that his mother is alive and is living in a nearby camp.
(c) He tells Arn that his aunt has died of starvation.
(d) He tells Arn that his older sister Chantou has died of sickness.

2. What happens the first time Arn and and another Little Fish go to drop grenades into the tanks of the Vietnamese soldiers?
(a) The other boy gets scared and doesn't join Arn in climbing onto the tank, but Arn fulfills the mission.
(b) Arn is successful at the mission but the other boy's foot is blown off.
(c) Arn gets scared and doesn't climb onto the tank and the other boy gets hurt as a result.
(d) Arn and the other boy are both successful and feel very proud of their accomplishment.

3. What do the Khmer Rouge soldiers lack that makes the soldiers associated with the Prince doubt their power?
(a) Boots.
(b) Grenades.
(c) Guns.
(d) Homogeneous uniforms.

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

5. What simile does Arn use to describe his sister's appearance when he sees her?
(a) Like an overworked horse.
(b) Like a whisper of air.
(c) Like a tired mother.
(d) Like a tiny old woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dance do Arn and Munny perform for the crowd outside the theater?

2. When he is mistaken for a member of the Khmer Rouge by one of their leaders, what is Arn's reaction?

3. What causes Arn to think that finally the Khmer Rouge may have won the metaphorical battle between himself and the soldiers?

4. What details does the author include to let the reader know that the kitchen girl's sexual molestation of Arn happens without his consent?

5. What special food does Arn steal from the leader's house party so that he can share it with Siv and Kha when he returns to camp?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 594 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample