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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What warning does Sarun give to the girls about their trip to get Jantu and Baby?
(a) To return before nightfall.
(b) To be careful not to lose their pass.
(c) To be careful not to catch a disease at the hospital.
(d) To be sure to pray to Lord Buddha for a safe trip.

2. How long has it been since Dara saw Jantu and her baby brother in Chapter 13?
(a) Over a month.
(b) Over five days.
(c) Over two weeks.
(d) Over a week.

3. What is Dara doing as she talks with Sarun about enlisting versus going home to plant rice?
(a) Silently praying to Lord Buddha.
(b) Shaking with emotion.
(c) Shaping a clay marble.
(d) Crying.

4. What does Dara's mother smell like when she holds Dara in her arms?
(a) Wet earth after a rainstorm.
(b) Bamboo.
(c) Sweet flowers that used to grow in Dara's village.
(d) Rice and stew.

5. What does Dara find when she reaches the stone pillar?
(a) A note from Sarun.
(b) Broken clay dolls.
(c) A note from Mother.
(d) A note from Nea.

6. What does the cook call Dara on the next day in Chapter 12?
(a) A nasty, little Cambodian.
(b) A skinny, little orphan.
(c) A helpful little girl.
(d) A sweet and pretty girl.

7. What does Sarun say is the big chance he now has?
(a) He will soon drive the family oxcart home to Siem Reap.
(b) He will be marrying Nea soon.
(c) He has sentry duty and can use his gun.
(d) He is able to join Kung Silor's army.

8. When Dara asks Chnay in what direction her family went, what does he answer?
(a) Northwest.
(b) Southeast.
(c) Southwest.
(d) Northeast.

9. Why is the boy, Duoic, in the hospital?
(a) He has a deep wound in his side.
(b) He has malaria.
(c) His arm was shot off in the war.
(d) He stepped on a mine and is lost his legs.

10. What had Dara wished she had been able to give Jantu?
(a) A songbook.
(b) A book of folktales.
(c) A figure of Lord Buddha.
(d) Something she had made.

11. Who watches Dara as she eats her rice?
(a) The cook.
(b) A monkey.
(c) Chnay.
(d) A Khmer Serei soldier.

12. Why does Dara call to Mother and Nea in alarm in the morning?
(a) Jantu's body feelscold.
(b) Jantu's wound has started bleeding more.
(c) Jantu is moaning loudly.
(d) Jantu's cheek feels hot.

13. Where do Dara and Chnay sleep that first night in the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Under a huge Tamarind tree.
(b) In a grove of guava trees.
(c) In a shelter they shared with a refugee family.
(d) In an abandoned lean-to with torn thatching for a roof.

14. What is the weather like on the day Dara and Nea start their journey to Khao I Dang?
(a) It's pouring rain.
(b) A light rain is falling.
(c) The sun is shining.
(d) It's windy and cold.

15. What do Chnay and Dara do on the first day in the Khmer Serei military camp?
(a) Circle outer edges of the camp searching for Dara's familly.
(b) They search for food.
(c) They rest and pray to Lord Buddha for hellp.
(d) They ask everyone if they have seen Dara's family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what kind of tree was the skylark perched when Dara heard it sing?

2. What time is it when they finally arrive at the Khao I Dang refugee camp?

3. How many women were busy pounding rice?

4. Why isn't Dara's family at the campsite when Dara arrives there?

5. Where had Nea and Dara parked the oxcarts?

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