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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 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 decision to stand up to the soldier and not allow himself to be controlled.
(b) His kind words about the soldier's sister.
(c) His fame as a khim player.
(d) His smile.

2. Arn knows there are wild animals in the jungle that may eat him, so he climbs a tree to sleep. What animal does he suspect has spent the night under his tree when he sees the grass lying down?
(a) A hippopotamus.
(b) A rhinoceros.
(c) A leopard.
(d) A tiger.

3. What event causes Arn to wonder if he has become a monster just like the Khmer Rouge soldiers?
(a) He feels happiness at hearing that one soldier has been murdered for speaking roughly to another soldier.
(b) He feels happiness at seeing Kha die, since now he is at least out of his misery.
(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.

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 doesn't know why he wants to look at their faces, but he does.
(b) He wants to see what expressions they had on their faces when they died.
(c) He wants to count how many males they killed versus how many males they killed.
(d) He is looking for any member of his family.

5. What sets Arn apart from the rest of the group and causes his fame to grow by the day?
(a) He plays musical instruments, sings, and dances, all while smiling.
(b) He never complains about the hours of practice he must endure to master the xylophone.
(c) He is more handsome than the other boys in the band.
(d) He is more obedient than the other boys, so the Khmer Rouge reward him by spreading the word about his talents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mr. Pond end up taking Sojeat, Ravi, and Arn when he asks them to climb in the trunk of his car?

2. What event precipitates the band members being fed real rice and being forced to practice their music all night long?

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

4. What two factions are represented by the radio stations they listen to on Sombo's radio?

5. When Arn becomes delirious with hunger, he sees the monkey family and then his own family and they chant words to him over and over. What are those words he hears them chant?

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