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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. Where does Arn give his very first speech to a large crowd?
(a) At the mall.
(b) At a park.
(c) At the train station.
(d) At a church.

2. After the children in the band have had no rice for many days, the Khmer Rouge tell them they are getting a special dinner of banana peels, rice husks, and rotten pieces of food. Arn knows that this is usually the food given to which kind of farm animal?
(a) A horse.
(b) A goat.
(c) A pig.
(d) A chicken.

3. Who nurses Arn enough to bring him back to consciousness once he reaches Thailand?
(a) Siv, Kha, and Mek.
(b) Arn's three older sisters.
(c) A group of three Thai girls.
(d) Three boys from Little Fish with Big Sting.

4. After Arn graduates from high school, he speaks to his largest crowd ever at St. John the Divine in New York City. How many people are in the audience when he speaks at this church?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 15,000.

5. When the word "sleep" is banned by the Khmer Rouge, what word is allowed in its place?
(a) Rest.
(b) Nap.
(c) Die.
(d) Doze.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of platoon is Arn's sister traveling with?

2. In what country is Arn's hometown?

3. 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?

4. What sport does the boy does the boy play who is assigned to show Arn around the school?

5. Upon realizing that Arn is teasing him by putting a stone on his chest instead of the customary lump of sugar, Mek tells Arn that he has a treat for him. What is the treat?

(see the answer key)

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