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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Jantu and Dara take their food truck food to eat it?
(a) To the stream running through the camp.
(b) Back to their shelter.
(c) Under the shade of a tamarind tree.
(d) Under the shade of an acacia tree.

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

3. Where had Nea and Dara parked the oxcarts?
(a) By a large tamarind tree.
(b) In the forest near the base camp.
(c) Next to the parade ground.
(d) In a banana grove.

4. What does Sarun now think is more important than planting rice?
(a) The flag-raising and marching before the Prince.
(b) Going to get Jantu and her baby brother.
(c) Enlisting in Kung Silor's army.
(d) Marrying Nea.

5. When Dara arrives at the Tamarind tree how many people are already lying under it?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who helps Dara get a job in the camp kitchen?

3. When Dara asks Chnay in what direction her family went, what does he answer?

4. Where was Jantu's father killed?

5. What group inside Cambodia is mobilizing its forces for one last attack as part of their dry season offensive?

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