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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Arn and his little brother Munny get in to see the American movie?
(a) They beg for money outside the theater.
(b) They hide behind the skirts of a large paying customer.
(c) They borrow money from their older sister, Jorami.
(d) They sneak in through the back door exit.

2. When the five-year-old boy that reminds Arn of his little brother sneaks out night after night, returning only in the morning, what does Arn eventually find out he is doing?
(a) He is eating dead people's flesh in the mango grove.
(b) He is stealing rice from the kitchen.
(c) He is attacking the Khmer Rouge soldiers from the jungle.
(d) He is climbing trees to eat the fruit.

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

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

5. How do the Khmer Rouge soldiers react when Arn asks them if they want to play soccer with him?
(a) They put their guns down and engage in a real enjoyment of the game.
(b) They mercilessly beat one of Arn's friends when Arn's team wins.
(c) They yell at Arn to go away and threaten to hurt his family.
(d) They kick the ball with little skill and frown the whole time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arn do with the food the kitchen girl gives him after she is done using him for her pleasure?

2. Once Arn and his group is allowed to stop walking and they form a camp, what two groups do the Khmer Rouge soldiers separate the captives into?

3. What event causes Arn to wonder if he has become a monster just like the Khmer Rouge soldiers?

4. What is the stringed instrument called that Arn learns to play in the band?

5. Which of the following is NOT a topic of the Khmer Rouge songs the children are taught to play with their musical instruments?

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