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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Khmer Rouge trick the government soldiers into assembling together at the airport so that they can be killed more efficiently?
(a) They tell them that their families are in danger but that they cannot tell them why until they all congregate together for a meeting.
(b) They tell them that they will each be given a large sum of money if they go to the airport to help fix the runways.
(c) They tell them that a large supply of food has just been flown in by the Americans.
(d) They tell them that the prince has just arrived at the airport and that they should come welcome him back home.

2. What two factions are represented by the radio stations they listen to on Sombo's radio?
(a) Vietnam and Cambodia.
(b) Angka and the Voice of America.
(c) The Voice of America and Bangkok.
(d) The Voice of Thailand and the Khmer Rouge.

3. 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.

4. What is Arn's first reaction when a girl sitting next to him at dinner suddenly dies?
(a) He pushes her to floor to save the other children from having to look at her.
(b) He runs away into the jungle to be by himself for a while.
(c) He takes her bowl of rice and keeps on eating.
(d) He screams for help and is punished for his cries.

5. What is the news being reported on the radio when Sombo quickly turns it off to prevent Arn from hearing?
(a) The Khmer Rouge have taken over every major city and every small village in Cambodia.
(b) Everyone in Cambodia is fleeing to Thailand to escape the Khmer Rouge.
(c) The rice fields in Cambodia are full of the joyful voices of peasants working in the fields.
(d) Vietnamese soldiers are coming across the border to take over Cambodia by fighting the Khmer Rouge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the kitchen girl give Arn extra food?

2. 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?

3. What is the event that first causes Arn to think maybe the Khmer Rouge have evil intentions?

4. 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?

5. Why does Sombo get mad when he sees Arn dragging his gun behind him due to its great weight?

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