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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Arn give for not eating the human liver that the Khmer Rouge soldier forces him to cook?
(a) He does not eat it because he thinks maybe the next time, another kitchen boy will be eating him instead.
(b) He does not eat it because he wants to bring it back to the tent to give it to Kha instead.
(c) He does not eat it because he already has a belly full of rice and chicken that the kitchen girl had given him.
(d) He does not eat it because he knows it came from a friend of his.

2. Where does Mr. Pond end up taking Sojeat, Ravi, and Arn when he asks them to climb in the trunk of his car?
(a) To the home of the leader with the white shorts.
(b) To a Thai bistro.
(c) To an American building with food and music.
(d) To Peter's mother's house.

3. What does Arn say that convinces the new music teacher to make more of an effort to teach the children?
(a) Arn tells him that soon the band will become famous across the country if he does.
(b) Arn tells him that the music is crucial to keeping up the morale of the field workers.
(c) Arn tells him that every child in the band will be killed if he does not.
(d) Arn tells him that he'll be killed if he does not.

4. Why does Arn save most of the candy Mr. Pond gives him in order to give it to Sojeat and Ravi?
(a) He is made sick by the richness of the candy but doesn't want it to go to waste.
(b) He wants to be able to talk to someone else about how good the candy is.
(c) He wants Mr. Pond to know that he is not selfish.
(d) He has learned how to give people things in hopes they will return favors later.

5. What event causes Arn to wonder if he has become a monster just like the Khmer Rouge soldiers?
(a) He feels happiness at seeing Kha die, since now he is at least out of his misery.
(b) He feels happiness at hearing that one soldier has been murdered for speaking roughly to another soldier.
(c) He feels happiness at the sight of the boy who previously got him into trouble being beaten by a soldier for being lazy.
(d) He feels happiness at hearing that his rich neighbors have all been killed for their elitist ways.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Arn becomes a sort of personal assistant to the leader with the white shorts, what privilege is he granted?

2. What reason does Arn give for it being a dangerous act for him to think about his sister or any of his other family members?

3. What is Arn's solution for helping Siv remember not to hold the flag in front of Arn's face at the end of the dance?

4. After the tragedy, Arn goes to see the Khmer Rouge soldier boy who has told Arn and the other Little Fish that they are not real soldiers. What does he do before he goes to see this boy?

5. The Khmer Rouge tell the band that they are going on a trip and everyone is expecting to be killed. Instead, what happens?

(see the answer key)

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