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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who nurses Arn enough to bring him back to consciousness once he reaches Thailand?
(a) Three boys from Little Fish with Big Sting.
(b) Arn's three older sisters.
(c) Siv, Kha, and Mek.
(d) A group of three Thai girls.

2. Arn says there are many things to be afraid of at night, and now he has one more thing to be afraid of after they have shot everyone in the village below. What is that thing?
(a) Sleep since it is now filled with nightmares.
(b) The fire going out because of the danger of villagers who may have escaped coming to kill them for revenge.
(c) Sombo since he now comes in the night to tell Arn disturbing stories of his childhood.
(d) That he'll be left on his own since now sometimes the group moves in the nighttime and he has come close to being left behind.

3. From where does Chantou send Arn a letter?
(a) From a mountain camp.
(b) From her adoptive parents' home in America.
(c) From an opera house in Thailand.
(d) From their home village.

4. Thinking he hears gunfire one night at the hospital, Arn awakes with a start and reaches for his gun. What is actually making the sound that he mistakes for gunfire?
(a) Kids whispering across the room.
(b) Chickens in the yard.
(c) Starlings in the tree.
(d) Rain on the roof.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the first battle when the Little Fish are used by the adult soldiers as bait for the Vietnamese, how many of the original number of boys are left?

2. 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?

3. When Sombo takes Arn away from the group, his parting from Kha and Siv is especially hard. What about the separation makes it particularly tough for Arn?

4. What is the news being reported on the radio when Sombo quickly turns it off to prevent Arn from hearing?

5. What instructions does Arn's sister give him when he is able to sneak out to see her in the night?

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