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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Arn's sister and aunt break down crying when Arn gives them a treat?
(a) They feel sorry for him that he has to use his earnings to provide for his family.
(b) They are worried that he steals to get money.
(c) They wish he had gotten enough to give every member of the family a treat.
(d) They don't like the treat he gives them.

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

3. When the Khmer Rouge evacuate all of the cities in order to force everyone into agricultural work, how many days do they tell the villagers they will be gone?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 14 days.
(d) 10 days.

4. How old is Arn when the novel's narrative first begins?
(a) 9.
(b) 14.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

5. The boy who runs away from camp and escapes amidst a flurry of gunfire by the Khmer Rouge is a former boyfriend of which of Arn's siblings?
(a) Jorami.
(b) Sophea.
(c) Mali.
(d) Munny.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Chantou gets mad that Arn is working as a vendor, what is NOT something she says he should be doing instead?

2. The Khmer Rouge tell the band that they are going on a trip and everyone is expecting to be killed. Instead, what happens?

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

4. 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?

5. Why does Arn at first hesitate to volunteer when a high-ranking Khmer Rouge soldier asks who wants to play music in a band within the camp?

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