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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

2. How many years did Cambodia's history date back to in the Preface?
(a) Over three thousand years.
(b) Over one thousand years.
(c) Over two thousand years.
(d) Over 700 years.

3. What does Jantu tell Dara after all her dolls and toys had been destroyed?
(a) "Life is so hard."
(b) "I'll never make a toy again."
(c) "Never mind, we can always start something new".
(d) "My heart is broken like the toys."

4. What color were the Vietnamese uniforms?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

5. What makes Dara happy when she thinks of her father?
(a) He would sing to her at night.
(b) He'd take her in his lap and cover her ears during a storm.
(c) He would dance with her.
(d) He would tell her stories at bedtime.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the food truck stop next to?

2. What happened to the author on her first day at the border?

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

4. What does Jantu do to the clay marble to make it magic?

5. What happened in the same year the Khmer Rouge declared victory in Cambodia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are of the stories Jantu tells to Dara?

2. What is the lunch truck?

3. What does Sarun proudly show Nea when he returns from the distribution center?

4. What does Jantu make?

5. What injury does Baby have and what is done about it?

6. What happened during the 1970s which led to open conflict in Cambodia?

7. What happens to Dara when she runs for help for Baby?

8. How are mangoes important in Jantu's and Dara's lives?

9. What two important events happened in Southeast Asia in 1975?

10. What does Jantu reveal to Dara that was hidden by a palm fronds?

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