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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. In what country is Arn's hometown?
(a) Cambodia.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) India.

2. Why does Arn save most of the candy Mr. Pond gives him in order to give it to Sojeat and Ravi?
(a) He wants to be able to talk to someone else about how good the candy is.
(b) He has learned how to give people things in hopes they will return favors later.
(c) He is made sick by the richness of the candy but doesn't want it to go to waste.
(d) He wants Mr. Pond to know that he is not selfish.

3. Once Arn and his group is allowed to stop walking and they form a camp, what two groups do the Khmer Rouge soldiers separate the captives into?
(a) Cambodians and Vietnamese.
(b) Males and females.
(c) Families with children and families without children.
(d) Former peasants and former city-dwellers.

4. The Khmer Rouge tell the band that they are going on a trip and everyone is expecting to be killed. Instead, what happens?
(a) They embark on a tour of the agricultural fields in order to entertain the workers.
(b) They are put into the back of a truck and driven around for hours in order to disorient them.
(c) They go to a nearby village and are ordered to kill everyone living there.
(d) They are permitted to go the Thailand border to see if they can find their family members.

5. What simile does Arn use to describe his sister's appearance when he sees her?
(a) Like a tiny old woman.
(b) Like a whisper of air.
(c) Like an overworked horse.
(d) Like a tired mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Little Fish receive automatic rifles, a tragedy happens. What is it?

2. The American man whom Arn at first calls Jesus Monk, later finding out his name is Mr. Pond, takes pity on Arn and gives him medicine to cure what ailment?

3. Though the Khmer Rouge blame the bad rice harvest on the laziness of the workers, Arn knows it is actually due to what reason?

4. 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?

5. What is Arn's first reaction when a girl sitting next to him at dinner suddenly dies?

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