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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Arn say that convinces the new music teacher to make more of an effort to teach the children?
(a) Arn tells him that he'll be killed if he does not.
(b) Arn tells him that the music is crucial to keeping up the morale of the field workers.
(c) Arn tells him that every child in the band will be killed if he does not.
(d) Arn tells him that soon the band will become famous across the country if he does.

3. When another child captive tells on Arn for lying to increase his number of work breaks, what do the Khmer Rouge soldiers impose as Arn's punishment?
(a) He is forced to sleep in a pile of manure for three nights.
(b) He is tied to a tree and chastised by the other child captives.
(c) He is refused food for three days.
(d) He is forced to burn his uniform.

4. When the high-ranking soldiers for whom the band played has taken their leave, what is NOT a rule put in place by the remaining Khmer Rouge soldiers?
(a) Now no one can hunt for their own food.
(b) Now the band has to play at nighttime meetings so that all of the kids can learn the words to the songs.
(c) Now no one is allowed to speak to the soldiers for any reason.
(d) Now no one is allowed to fall in love.

5. 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 don't like the treat he gives them.
(d) They wish he had gotten enough to give every member of the family a treat.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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?

3. In what country is Arn's hometown?

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

5. What dance do Arn and Munny perform for the crowd outside the theater?

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