In the Shadow of the Banyan: A Novel Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 26:

1.

Why do the residents of Phnom Penh first welcome the Revolutionary soldiers? (from Chapters 1-4 )

They think the war is over.

They are afraid of what will come next.

City people are on the side of the Revolutionaries.

They must pretend to welcome them.

2.

Why does Raami have a difficult time choosing between her mother and her other family members when they are forced to separate? (from Chapters 10-14)

She does not like her mother.

She feels protection in numbers with her uncle and his family.

She believes her uncle and his family will be assigned to a better place to live.

She loves her grandmother more than her other relatives.

3.

How do the Kamaphibal leaders find out that Aana is not the servant she proclaims herself to be? (from Chapters 20-23)

Her hands are too smooth and unlined.

She speaks French to the Fat One.

She does not know how to plant rice properly.

She talks about the water resistance of a watch she had given to the Fat One.

4.

Why does Ayuravann tell Raami the story of his childhood friend? (from Chapters 10-14)

To explain why Raami should do everything she can to protect her friends and family.

To explain why upper-class people deserved better protection than the lower-class.

To explain a time when he regretted failing to do something to protect someone he cared about.

To explain why lower-class people are revolting.

5.

In what ways has the prophecy described by Ayuravann come true? (from Chapters 27-30)

Ignorant and immoral men rule the country.

Mute and dumb people are ruling the country.

Famine is killing everyone.

Rain is ruining the country’s landscape.

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