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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What marked the beginning of Cambodia's rich history?
(a) The festival of the rice harvest.
(b) The festival of the lights.
(c) The building of the Buddhist temple complex of Angkor.
(d) .The building of the first Cambodian pagoda.

2. What does Sarun start doing after breakfast?
(a) He prayswith his mother to Buddha.
(b) He goes off with another Cambodian boy.
(c) He starts building a shelter.
(d) He explores the camp.

3. What river 80 miles upstream from Cambodia did the author stroll along?
(a) The Mecong River.
(b) The Cambodian River.
(c) The Yangtze River.
(d) The Yellow River.

4. What does Nea ask Dara to do at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Help take care of baby.
(b) Help wash the sarongs.
(c) Help carry water back from the well.
(d) Help cook breakfast.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are most of the children lined up at the food truck?

2. From what direction was the sound that Dara and Sarun heard coming?

3. What does Jantu look like?

4. What does Dara's mother do before departing for the refugee camp?

5. What kind of trees are on the trail in Chapter 1?

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