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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 does Jantu first ask Dara to do?
(a) Promise to take her to the hospital the next day.
(b) Put her baby brother in the hammock.
(c) Bring her some rice.
(d) Make a new magic marble.

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

3. When is the next distribution of milled rice supposed to take place according to the cook?
(a) Never.
(b) After the flag-raising.
(c) In a week.
(d) In two weeks.

4. Where does the cook take Dara on the next day in Chapter 12?
(a) To Kung Silor.
(b) Past the parade grounds to a low, thatched shed.
(c) To the orchard to pick fruit.
(d) To the garden to gather vegetables.

5. Who is the leader of the Khmer Serei soldiers?
(a) General Kung Silor.
(b) General Kong Sulir.
(c) General Kang Salor.
(d) General King Sulir.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Dara placed over Jantu before she was cremated?

2. What does Dara protest about to the cook on the second afternoon in Chapter 12?

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

4. What does Dara do the next morning in the kitchen?

5. What is Jantu's second request of Dara after her baby brother is in the hammock with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Dara and Sarun when they return to Siem Reap?

2. Describe Jantu's cremation.

3. What happens when Dara asks Sarun to get the pass?

4. What does Dara find when she returns to Nong Chan?

5. What tragic event happens in the forest after the sun has gone down when Dara, Nea, Jantu and Baby are returning to the base camp?

6. What does Jantu request that Dara do at the end of Chapter 16?

7. What do Dara and Chnay see when they get part way into the forest on their way to find Sarun and the family?

8. How does Dara prove her courage in Chapter 17?

9. What is the legacy of the magic marble and the clay toys Jantu taught Dara to make?

10. In Chapter 18 what does Nea reveal to Dara about the marbles?

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