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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Banyan fruit.
(b) Marshmallow.
(c) Sweet potato.
(d) Cheese.

2. Why does Arn at first hesitate to volunteer when a high-ranking Khmer Rouge soldier asks who wants to play music in a band within the camp?
(a) He thinks that the other children in the band will not take the task seriously and that therefore they will all be punished or even killed.
(b) He is told that the band will play for the glory of Angka, which goes against his religious beliefs.
(c) He has never played an instrument and is scared that he will not be good at playing music.
(d) He is afraid that the question is a trick to suss out children who may have taken music lessons and should therefore be killed for their elitist status.

3. Sombo brings his new group to join with another camp composed mainly of true Khmer Rouge kids, not soldiers like Arn who have been held captive and then forced into battle by the Khmer Rouge. What is the main child leader's name within this other group?
(a) Sig.
(b) Phat.
(c) Phon.
(d) Munny.

4. Arn hears a voice coming through a bullhorn, telling the refugees that it's okay to come out and he waits for what he thinks is a trick to end in gunfire and moaning. Instead, he hears a different sound. What is it?
(a) A little girl laughing.
(b) A Cambodian love song.
(c) A bird chirping.
(d) A rock 'n roll song by Elvis Presley.

5. What happens the first time Arn plays volleyball?
(a) He tucks into a crouch when the ball falls from the sky toward him.
(b) He spikes the ball over the net and scores a point for his team.
(c) He runs into another kid, bloodying both of their noses.
(d) He sprains his ankle diving for the ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Arn finds Sophea lying motionless, he considers killing her to save her from rape, from murder at another's hands, or from being eaten by wild animals. He doesn't, instead choosing to take what action?

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

3. When Arn is told by a Khmer Rouge soldier that he has a new job in addition to his job as a musician in the band, what does that new job turn out to be?

4. The author uses the occasion of Arn's transition into the role of soldier to refer back to events at the start of the novel. What are those events and what triggers them in Arn's thoughts?

5. How do Arn and his little brother Munny get in to see the American movie?

(see the answer key)

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