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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Now the band has to play at nighttime meetings so that all of the kids can learn the words to the songs.
(b) Now no one can hunt for their own food.
(c) Now no one is allowed to speak to the soldiers for any reason.
(d) Now no one is allowed to fall in love.

2. What is the stringed instrument called that Arn learns to play in the band?
(a) Harpsichord.
(b) Viola.
(c) Khim.
(d) Dulcimer.

3. Besides the fact that Arn was a child soldier and Sojeat and Ravi were not, what other main difference is there between his background and theirs?
(a) Sojeat's and Ravi's families had enough money to send them to school.
(b) Arn's parents both raised him until the Khmer Rouge came, while the parents of Sojeat and Ravi were divorced before then.
(c) Arn's family was religious, while the families of Sojeat and Ravi were not.
(d) Sojeat and Ravi used to look up the Khmer Rouge soldiers, while Arn did everything he could to rebel against them.

4. Once Sombo's group dwindles to a number of only seven kids, plus Sombo and Koong, they become so tired that they drop most of what they have been carrying. What are the two things they continue to carry?
(a) Extra socks and underwear.
(b) Water and food.
(c) Cooking pots and kindling.
(d) Guns and bullets.

5. As soon as Arn realizes he can see Thailand on the other side of the river, something about it frightens him and makes him want to stop and not go on. What is it about Thailand that frightens him?
(a) It appears to be a vast stretch of wide open land with nowhere for him to hide.
(b) He sees huge storm clouds gathering in the distance and is afraid Thailand is about to be hit by a monsoon.
(c) He sees many fires and does not know whether they have been set by soldiers or if they are being used by villagers to cook.
(d) He worries that because he is unable to speak Thai, someone will mistake him for their enemy and he will be killed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Arn cope with his feelings when the Khmer Rouge kitchen girl sexually molests him?

3. Why does Arn decide he wants to become good at volleyball once he sees this is the most popular game at the Children's Center?

4. What creatures does the author depict fleeing from the sounds of war in order to underscore the theme of the unnatural?

5. After the first battle when the Little Fish are used by the adult soldiers as bait for the Vietnamese, how many of the original number of boys are left?

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