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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 Arn starts to cry during his speech at St. John the Divine, the man who introduces come over to ask Arn if he wants to stop. How does Arn reply to this question?
(a) He apologizes to the audience for his emotional outburst and leaves the stage.
(b) He says that he needs a twenty minute break and then he can resume his speech.
(c) He says that he wants to finish his speech.
(d) He thanks the man for the offer and leaves the stage.

2. When Arn has fallen so ill that he's afraid he will die, an American man comes to the hospital. What does Arn do in order to get the man's attention?
(a) He throws his breakfast across the room.
(b) He intentionally falls off his bed into the man's pathway.
(c) He casts a pleading look at the man as he passes by Arn's bed.
(d) He screams as loud as he can as the man passes by Arn's bed.

3. When the kids at the Children's Center find out that Arn is going to America, they are all excited for him, with the exception of one boy. Who is it?
(a) Runty.
(b) Ravi.
(c) Sojeat.
(d) Kha.

4. Why does Sombo get mad when he sees Arn dragging his gun behind him due to its great weight?
(a) He says that dragging it on the ground could allow water to get into it and cause the gun to misfire when Arn needs it.
(b) He says if it knocks against the ground, it could accidentally go off and kill someone.
(c) He says that a lack of respect for one's gun shows a lack of respect for oneself.
(d) He says that the gun is Arn's life and that if he loses it, it's like giving the gun to his enemy.

5. 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 wants to count how many males they killed versus how many males they killed.
(b) He is looking for any member of his family.
(c) He wants to see what expressions they had on their faces when they died.
(d) He doesn't know why he wants to look at their faces, but he does.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After asking Sombo many times why he is permissive with Arn and overlooks his breaking of the rules, Sombo reveals the reason. What does he say is the reason?

3. What does Sojeat say to Arn at the dinner table that makes Arn so mad that he attacks Sojeat?

4. The second time Arn joins the volleyball game, he plays skillfully and everyone claps. Why does he do so well at the game this time around?

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

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