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

2. When the high-ranking soldiers for whom the band played has taken their leave, what is NOT a rule put in place by the remaining Khmer Rouge soldiers?
(a) Now no one is allowed to speak to the soldiers for any reason.
(b) Now no one can hunt for their own food.
(c) Now no one is allowed to fall in love.
(d) Now the band has to play at nighttime meetings so that all of the kids can learn the words to the songs.

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

4. What dance do Arn and Munny perform for the crowd outside the theater?
(a) The Watusi.
(b) The Swim.
(c) The Pony.
(d) The Twist.

5. What instructions does Arn's sister give him when he is able to sneak out to see her in the night?
(a) She tells him not to be too brave and to hide from the bullets so she can see him again.
(b) She tells him to ask Sombo if she can join their group as their new rice girl.
(c) She tells him to listen to Sombo and to practice the art of war continually so that he may stay alive.
(d) She tells him to run away and to meet her at the mountain camp where two of their other sisters are living.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What details does the author include to let the reader know that the kitchen girl's sexual molestation of Arn happens without his consent?

3. What does Arn say that convinces the new music teacher to make more of an effort to teach the children?

4. Why do Arn and his siblings live with their aunt?

5. The leader with the white shorts orders Arn to come entertain his guests at a party he is throwing at his house. For how many days does the party last?

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