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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 are the two forms of compensation that the news bearer accepts in return for news about the captives' families?
(a) Feathers for his pillow and food.
(b) Lumps of sugar and figs.
(c) Sex and food.
(d) Musical performances and food.

2. When he is allowed a special privilege by the leader, what does he find himself doing for the first time in three years?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Regretting his poor treatment of Siv when they first met.
(c) Hoping he'll live a long life.
(d) Thinking about his mother.

3. 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?
(a) He paints his face with blood.
(b) He puts on white shorts and takes off his shirt.
(c) He changes into an all-black uniform.
(d) He borrows everyone's rifles and hangs them all across his body.

4. When the Vietnamese soldiers kill everyone in the village by drawing them out with offers of free rice, why does Arn look at each dead person's face as he walks through the village?
(a) He wants to count how many males they killed versus how many males they killed.
(b) He is looking for any member of his family.
(c) He doesn't know why he wants to look at their faces, but he does.
(d) He wants to see what expressions they had on their faces when they died.

5. What causes Arn's thought that maybe it would be okay if the Vietnamese never come to rescue him and the other captives?
(a) He has finally been given some semblance of normalcy back in the form of fairly regular deep sleep on a comfortable bed.
(b) He is fed enough that his stomach rarely is in pain like it used to be constantly.
(c) He feels content within the close relationships he has with Siv, Kha, Mek, and Sombo.
(d) He has given up on ever reuniting with his family again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Arn that Sombo is only being mean in order to protect Arn from harm?

2. 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?

3. How does Arn cope with his feelings when the Khmer Rouge kitchen girl sexually molests him?

4. The group of child soldiers led by Sombo and referred to as Little Fish with the Big Sting is comprised of how many children?

5. What simile does Arn use to describe his sister's appearance when he sees her?

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