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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

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

2. Why do Arn and his siblings live with their aunt?
(a) Because their aunt is rich and can take better care of a large family than their mother can.
(b) Because after their father's death, their mother had to go far away to find work.
(c) Because their mother is dead.
(d) Because their mother was overcome with grief after their father died and said she had to leave the family.

3. What happens the first time Arn shoots his gun?
(a) He shoots a Vietnamese soldier hiding among the trees.
(b) He accidentally shoots Kha, but it is only a superficial wound.
(c) He is knocked off his feet by the force of the shot.
(d) He has a violent flashback of the boy in his village being hit with the butt of a rifle and killed.

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?
(a) 40.
(b) 10.
(c) 80.
(d) 20.

5. What happens to the old man who is Arn's first music teacher?
(a) He dies of exhaustion from the effort needed to help Arn learn the intricacies of his instrument.
(b) The Khmer Rouge soldiers kill him and bury him in the mango grove once he is finished teaching Arn the required songs.
(c) He escapes into the jungle in the middle of the night.
(d) He retires from teaching and is allowed to go back to his family in a nearby camp.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author uses the occasion of Arn's transition into the role of soldier to refer back to events at the start of the novel. What are those events and what triggers them in Arn's thoughts?

3. How do the Khmer Rouge trick the government soldiers into assembling together at the airport so that they can be killed more efficiently?

4. What kind of platoon is Arn's sister traveling with?

5. What sets Arn apart from the rest of the group and causes his fame to grow by the day?

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