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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 go to a nearby village and are ordered to kill everyone living there.
(b) They are put into the back of a truck and driven around for hours in order to disorient them.
(c) They embark on a tour of the agricultural fields in order to entertain the workers.
(d) They are permitted to go the Thailand border to see if they can find their family members.

2. When Sophea shows up at the camp, what reason does she give for their aunt sending her to look for Arn?
(a) Their aunt hopes that he has food for them.
(b) Their aunt hopes that he can come join them at their camp.
(c) Their aunt wants him to take care of Sophea at his camp.
(d) Their aunt wants him to come home to their old village.

3. Why does the kitchen girl give Arn extra food?
(a) Because he threatens to hurt her if she does not.
(b) Because she is a member of the Khmer Rouge and realizes that he needs strength in order to do his job and play music well.
(c) Because she says he looks too skinny.
(d) Because he has become famous from playing his kihm and she admires him.

4. Who tells Arn's aunt about Arn and Munny seeing the American movie?
(a) Munny.
(b) Sophea.
(c) Mali.
(d) Sojeat.

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

6. When the five-year-old boy that reminds Arn of his little brother sneaks out night after night, returning only in the morning, what does Arn eventually find out he is doing?
(a) He is eating dead people's flesh in the mango grove.
(b) He is climbing trees to eat the fruit.
(c) He is stealing rice from the kitchen.
(d) He is attacking the Khmer Rouge soldiers from the jungle.

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

8. Why do Arn and his siblings live with their aunt?
(a) Because their mother is dead.
(b) Because their mother was overcome with grief after their father died and said she had to leave the family.
(c) Because after their father's death, their mother had to go far away to find work.
(d) Because their aunt is rich and can take better care of a large family than their mother can.

9. 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?
(a) He says that he hates what the Khmer Rouge make him do to punish children who break the rules, so he tries not to turn them in if he can help it.
(b) He says that he has a special affinity for Arn because of his musical talent.
(c) He says that he was an orphan who was forced to steal in order to survive as well.
(d) He says that he knew Arn's father before he was killed and that he feels a responsibility to take care of Arn.

10. How did Arn's father die?
(a) In a stage accident during an opera performance.
(b) In a battle near their village.
(c) In a motorcycle accident.
(d) In the hospital while suffering from malaria.

11. How does Arn describe the monks at the temple school?
(a) He says they are mean and that they make the children work all the time.
(b) He says they are kind but that they make the children work all the time.
(c) He says they are corrupt and secretly take bribes from government officials.
(d) He says they are hard to communicate with since they've taken a vow of silence.

12. What happens to the old man who is Arn's first music teacher?
(a) He escapes into the jungle in the middle of the night.
(b) He dies of exhaustion from the effort needed to help Arn learn the intricacies of his instrument.
(c) He retires from teaching and is allowed to go back to his family in a nearby camp.
(d) The Khmer Rouge soldiers kill him and bury him in the mango grove once he is finished teaching Arn the required songs.

13. What happens to the first guard to make Sombo come to replace him?
(a) He goes on leave to get married.
(b) He falls asleep at his post one time and is never seen again.
(c) He eats too much rotten food and contracts a blood disease.
(d) He runs away into the jungle.

14. What product does Arn skip school to sell, much to the chagrin of his older sister?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Bowls of rice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Arn give for not eating the human liver that the Khmer Rouge soldier forces him to cook?

2. What event causes Arn to wonder if he has become a monster just like the Khmer Rouge soldiers?

3. From where does Chantou send Arn a letter?

4. How old is Arn when the novel's narrative first begins?

5. What occurs in the American movie that causes Arn and Munny to hide their faces in their shirts?

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