The Clay Marble: And Related Readings Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Minfong Ho
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Clay Marble: And Related Readings Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what direction was the sound that Dara and Sarun heard coming?
(a) The south.
(b) The north.
(c) The west.
(d) The east.

2. 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) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

3. What is the mobile Jantu makes?
(a) Two dogs playing.
(b) Two mothers rocking their babies.
(c) Two farmers planting rince.
(d) Two delicate dolls husking rice.

4. 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.

5. What did the ruler who had ruled Cambodia when Dara was two- or three-years-old look like?
(a) Sad and little.
(b) Round-faced and smiling.
(c) Thin and dark.
(d) Large with a mean face.

6. What does Dara's mother do before departing for the refugee camp?
(a) She packs the family's clothes.
(b) She digs up her silver Buddha figure.
(c) She gathers her family around her, telling them she loved them.
(d) She packs provisions of rice.

7. What marked the beginning of Cambodia's rich history?
(a) The festival of the lights.
(b) .The building of the first Cambodian pagoda.
(c) The festival of the rice harvest.
(d) The building of the Buddhist temple complex of Angkor.

8. How many times a day are the bombs dropped on the village?
(a) Once a day.
(b) As otten as three or four times a day.
(c) As often as five or six times a day.
(d) About twice a day.

9. What persuades the family to start packing?
(a) They want to go home before the monsoons.
(b) They want to go to a different refugee camp.
(c) Bombs are dropping at the border.
(d) They have enough supplies and tools.

10. What group inside Cambodia is mobilizing its forces for one last attack as part of their dry season offensive?
(a) The Khmer People's National Liberation soldiers.
(b) The Khmer Rouge.
(c) The Khmer Serei.
(d) The Vietnamese.

11. What did the Communist soldiers tell the villagers?
(a) That they would die of starvation.
(b) That their villages would be burned by them.
(c) That they were enemies of the Communists.
(d) That the American Imperialists were bombing them.

12. What kind of trees are on the trail in Chapter 1?
(a) Mango and teak trees.
(b) Banana and Guava trees.
(c) Bamboo and palm trees.
(d) Wild tamarind and rain trees.

13. What does Dara lose as they flee from the bombing?
(a) Her sandals.
(b) Her bracelet.
(c) Her kerchief.
(d) Her apron.

14. What is Dara staring at when Jantu pulls her away?
(a) A man with no legs.
(b) A little lost dog.
(c) A little lost girl holding a doll.
(d) A baby crying.

15. Where do the villagers hide during the bombing?
(a) In the forest.
(b) In trenches dug by the farmers.
(c) In the temple.
(d) In their houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Dara's village?

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

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

4. What does the man who talks soothingly to the baby look like?

5. What does Jantu do when she wants absolute silence?

(see the answer keys)

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