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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the high-ranking soldiers for whom the band played has taken their leave, what is NOT a rule put in place by the remaining Khmer Rouge soldiers?
(a) Now no one is allowed to speak to the soldiers for any reason.
(b) Now the band has to play at nighttime meetings so that all of the kids can learn the words to the songs.
(c) Now no one is allowed to fall in love.
(d) Now no one can hunt for their own food.

2. What details does the author include to let the reader know that the kitchen girl's sexual molestation of Arn happens without his consent?
(a) Arn's secret plot to kill the kitchen girl before he escapes and the way in which he pretends to stab her when she turns her back.
(b) The kitchen girl's threats to kill his family if he tells anyone and Arn's decision to turn the kitchen girl in for a transgression she didn't commit.
(c) The kitchen girl's announcement that she can kill Arn anytime she wants to and Arn's comment that the food she gives him afterward tastes like dust.
(d) Arn's tears of frustration after each session and his anger when he is telling Mek about her actions.

3. What is it about Arn that makes the soldier let him go without even a warning when he is caught sneaking to Mek's tent in the night?
(a) His smile.
(b) His decision to stand up to the soldier and not allow himself to be controlled.
(c) His fame as a khim player.
(d) His kind words about the soldier's sister.

4. What event precipitates the band members being fed real rice and being forced to practice their music all night long?
(a) A performance at a large meeting for all of the highest-ranking Khmer Rouge leaders.
(b) A performance for the Vietnamese soldiers.
(c) A traveling performance for all the people who have resettled in their home villages since the evacuation.
(d) A performance for the American soldiers.

5. What sets Arn apart from the rest of the group and causes his fame to grow by the day?
(a) He never complains about the hours of practice he must endure to master the xylophone.
(b) He is more obedient than the other boys, so the Khmer Rouge reward him by spreading the word about his talents.
(c) He is more handsome than the other boys in the band.
(d) He plays musical instruments, sings, and dances, all while smiling.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the children in the band have had no rice for many days, the Khmer Rouge tell them they are getting a special dinner of banana peels, rice husks, and rotten pieces of food. Arn knows that this is usually the food given to which kind of farm animal?

2. What two factions are represented by the radio stations they listen to on Sombo's radio?

3. What is the event that first causes Arn to think maybe the Khmer Rouge have evil intentions?

4. The leader with the white shorts orders Arn to come entertain his guests at a party he is throwing at his house. For how many days does the party last?

5. When the Khmer Rouge soldiers take all of the captives' clothes and burn them, what clothing do they provide instead?

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