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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 does Arn describe the monks at the temple school?
(a) He says they are hard to communicate with since they've taken a vow of silence.
(b) He says they are corrupt and secretly take bribes from government officials.
(c) He says they are mean and that they make the children work all the time.
(d) He says they are kind but that they make the children work all the time.

2. How does Arn cope with his feelings when the Khmer Rouge kitchen girl sexually molests him?
(a) He disassociates by going somewhere else in his mind.
(b) He lashes out and hits the kitchen girl.
(c) He cries.
(d) He vows never to enter the kitchen again.

3. What occurs in the American movie that causes Arn and Munny to hide their faces in their shirts?
(a) Bloody battle scenes.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Displays of wealth like shiny new cars.
(d) A villain looking into the camera.

4. Who tells Arn's aunt about Arn and Munny seeing the American movie?
(a) Mali.
(b) Munny.
(c) Sojeat.
(d) Sophea.

5. After asking Sombo many times why he is permissive with Arn and overlooks his breaking of the rules, Sombo reveals the reason. What does he say is the reason?
(a) He says that he knew Arn's father before he was killed and that he feels a responsibility to take care of Arn.
(b) He says that he was an orphan who was forced to steal in order to survive as well.
(c) He says that he hates what the Khmer Rouge make him do to punish children who break the rules, so he tries not to turn them in if he can help it.
(d) He says that he has a special affinity for Arn because of his musical talent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the rich kids do to Arn when he is selling his wares near the school?

2. How do the Khmer Rouge soldiers react when Arn asks them if they want to play soccer with him?

3. What is Arn's first reaction when a girl sitting next to him at dinner suddenly dies?

4. What are the two forms of compensation that the news bearer accepts in return for news about the captives' families?

5. How old is Arn when the novel's narrative first begins?

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