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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-18 & Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Peter Pond sends a message to the boys that they're leaving for America in one week, what is one thing he does NOT include in the package?
(a) 20 U.S. dollars.
(b) Travel documents.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Chuckles candy.

2. Arn knows there are wild animals in the jungle that may eat him, so he climbs a tree to sleep. What animal does he suspect has spent the night under his tree when he sees the grass lying down?
(a) A rhinoceros.
(b) A leopard.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A hippopotamus.

3. Why does Arn start to suspect that Koong is Sombo's new favorite boy?
(a) Sombo now speaks roughly to Arn, while speaking sweetly to Koong.
(b) Sombo tells Arn not to be jealous, but it just makes Arn sure his suspicions are correct.
(c) Sombo now sleeps alongside Koong.
(d) Sombo now gives Koong extra food.

4. When the Vietnamese soldiers kill everyone in the village by drawing them out with offers of free rice, why does Arn look at each dead person's face as he walks through the village?
(a) He doesn't know why he wants to look at their faces, but he does.
(b) He is looking for any member of his family.
(c) He wants to count how many males they killed versus how many males they killed.
(d) He wants to see what expressions they had on their faces when they died.

5. 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?
(a) Because the Khmer Rouge can see inside his head.
(b) Because getting his hopes up for a reunion with his family is a waste of time.
(c) Because Mek is jealous of Arn's feelings about his family.
(d) Because it makes him angry at them for letting this happen.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the group comes upon a little hidden village and the men beg Sombo and the boys not to hurt them, what does one of the men offer Sombo as a gift?

2. What two factions are represented by the radio stations they listen to on Sombo's radio?

3. How many biological children does Peter turn out to have already in his home?

4. When his sister kisses Arn's ear, what is NOT something he says the sensation feels like?

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)

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