1. How far is the camp headquarters from where Dara's family is living?
(a) Two miles.
(b) Three miles.
(c) Three and a half miles.
(d) One and a half miles.

2. What is the something special that Sarun told Nea he had brought back?
(a) Rice seed specially treated against insects and mildew.
(b) A bag of fruit.
(c) Vegetables for a stew for the evening meal.
(d) A new sarong for her.

3. What did the Communist soldiers tell the villagers?
(a) That the American Imperialists were bombing them.
(b) That they would die of starvation.
(c) That they were enemies of the Communists.
(d) That their villages would be burned by them.

4. Who had ruled Cambodia when Dara was two- or three-years-old?
(a) Prince Sihanouk.
(b) Prince Soknung.
(c) Prince Singnang.
(d) Prince Songdacha.

5. What did the author of the book do when she arrived in Thailand?
(a) Took photographs.
(b) Visited relatives.
(c) Joined an international relief agency.
(d) Started a journal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the color of the armbands worn by the officials who ushered the registered team of men into the corrals where the sacks of rice had been placed?

2. What is the name of the dance the young men and women would dance at harvest time back in Dara's village?

3. In what year did the author travel to Thailand?

4. Why do the Communists kill Dara's father?

5. Who was the head of the Khmer Rouge?

(see the answer key)

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