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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-18 & Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first person Arn sees in over a year who is not wearing a black uniform is the new leader who arrives at the camp. How does Arn describe his appearance?
(a) He is wearing a linen caftan.
(b) He is wearing white shorts and no shirt.
(c) He is wearing a business suit.
(d) He is wearing black shorts and a white shirt.

2. Why does Arn start to suspect that Koong is Sombo's new favorite boy?
(a) Sombo now speaks roughly to Arn, while speaking sweetly to Koong.
(b) Sombo now sleeps alongside Koong.
(c) Sombo now gives Koong extra food.
(d) Sombo tells Arn not to be jealous, but it just makes Arn sure his suspicions are correct.

3. Arn hallucinates, seeing a rabbit as large as he is and this illusion seems to lead the way to Thailand. What color is the rabbit he hallucinates?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Orange.
(d) White.

4. Who does Arn encounter when he jumps over the fence into the refugee camp?
(a) Sombo.
(b) Mr. Pond.
(c) Mek.
(d) Missus Gotobed.

5. Who stops Arn from killing Sojeat with the kitchen knife?
(a) Shirley.
(b) Ravi.
(c) Peter.
(d) Donna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistake do the boys make at the mall to make Peter angry again?

2. When Arn, Kha, and Siv are allowed to go in the pond to wash, they try to sink to the bottom, partly in order to escape the world above the water. Why can they not sink very far down for very long?

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

4. After the first battle when the Little Fish are used by the adult soldiers as bait for the Vietnamese, how many of the original number of boys are left?

5. What reason does Arn give for not eating the human liver that the Khmer Rouge soldier forces him to cook?

(see the answer key)

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