1. How does Arn find out unequivocally that the government soldiers who answered the Khmer Rouge's call to go to the airport were subsequently murdered?
(a) He sees their bodies during the mass exodus from the village.
(b) The Khmer Rouge soldiers drive through town announcing the murders they've committed.
(c) His friend's high-ranking father was shot.
(d) His little brother sneaks away to the airport and comes back to report to Arn what he's seen.

2. What causes Arn to think that finally the Khmer Rouge may have won the metaphorical battle between himself and the soldiers?
(a) He can no longer remember the faces of his family members.
(b) He thinks that he'd rather see any other child in the camp die than to die himself.
(c) He realizes that he wants to please the soldiers more than he wants to stay alive.
(d) He loses his appetite and feels that even if he were given an entire meal, he would refuse to eat it.

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

4. What is the stringed instrument called that Arn learns to play in the band?
(a) Viola.
(b) Khim.
(c) Harpsichord.
(d) Dulcimer.

5. When Sophea shows up at the camp, what reason does she give for their aunt sending her to look for Arn?
(a) Their aunt hopes that he has food for them.
(b) Their aunt wants him to come home to their old village.
(c) Their aunt hopes that he can come join them at their camp.
(d) Their aunt wants him to take care of Sophea at his camp.