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

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 can no longer remember the faces of his family members.
(b) He loses his appetite and feels that even if he were given an entire meal, he would refuse to eat it.
(c) He thinks that he'd rather see any other child in the camp die than to die himself.
(d) He realizes that he wants to please the soldiers more than he wants to stay alive.

2. What lesson does Arn learn from his experience getting told on by another boy in the camp?
(a) He learns that the soldiers are more merciful than he had previously thought, since they do not physically beat him for his transgression.
(b) He learns to never take breaks during his work day, no matter what happens.
(c) He learns to observe others and gather information about their behavior so he can use it against them later if necessary.
(d) He learns that sleeping in the manure pile is actually warmer and more comfortable than sleeping on the ground in his tent.

3. When the five-year-old boy that reminds Arn of his little brother sneaks out night after night, returning only in the morning, what does Arn eventually find out he is doing?
(a) He is stealing rice from the kitchen.
(b) He is climbing trees to eat the fruit.
(c) He is attacking the Khmer Rouge soldiers from the jungle.
(d) He is eating dead people's flesh in the mango grove.

4. What is the event that first causes Arn to think maybe the Khmer Rouge have evil intentions?
(a) He sees a soldier kill a boy when the boy refuses his request for a motorcycle ride.
(b) He sees a soldier speaking roughly to a monk at his temple school.
(c) Hi sister tells him that all of the girls in the village are being rounded up by the soldiers in order to force the girls to cut their hair short.
(d) A soldier sees Arn selling his wares on the street and tips over his cart for no apparent reason.

5. What kind of platoon is Arn's sister traveling with?
(a) A group of ragtag escapees from other platoons.
(b) A group of high-ranking Khmer Rouge leaders.
(c) A group of children soldiers.
(d) A group of all female soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mek and Arn differ in their assessment of what their parting means. What are their two separate feelings about their separation?

2. When he is allowed a special privilege by the leader, what does he find himself doing for the first time in three years?

3. What happens to cause Arn to say that now "even the earth is our enemy" (126)?

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

5. What event causes Arn to question whether Sombo is still his friend or not?

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