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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. What do the boys spend all of their money on when they get to the airport?
(a) Soup.
(b) Chai tea.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Hamburgers.

2. What happens the first time Arn plays volleyball?
(a) He spikes the ball over the net and scores a point for his team.
(b) He tucks into a crouch when the ball falls from the sky toward him.
(c) He runs into another kid, bloodying both of their noses.
(d) He sprains his ankle diving for the ball.

3. When he is mistaken for a member of the Khmer Rouge by one of their leaders, what is Arn's reaction?
(a) He vows to get even with this leader someday.
(b) He yells at the leader, telling him that he is a captive.
(c) He considers running away from camp.
(d) He sits down on the grass and cries.

4. When the Little Fish receive automatic rifles, a tragedy happens. What is it?
(a) One of the boys from the dance group shoots Sombo accidentally.
(b) Arn shoots another boy from the dance group accidentally.
(c) One of the boys from the dance group shoots himself accidentally.
(d) Sombo leaves the group in disgust, saying the kids are being made to commit suicide.

5. What causes Arn's thought that maybe it would be okay if the Vietnamese never come to rescue him and the other captives?
(a) He feels content within the close relationships he has with Siv, Kha, Mek, and Sombo.
(b) He has finally been given some semblance of normalcy back in the form of fairly regular deep sleep on a comfortable bed.
(c) He is fed enough that his stomach rarely is in pain like it used to be constantly.
(d) He has given up on ever reuniting with his family again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lesson does Arn learn from his experience getting told on by another boy in the camp?

2. Why does Arn have trouble sleeping at Peter's house?

3. When the radio makes clear that the Vietnamese soldiers really are coming, chaos erupts and many children run away in the melee. Sombo asks Arn why he doesn't run away to find his family. Why does Arn not run away?

4. When Mr. Pond gives Arn new clothes, Arn gives his old clothes to Mr. Pond. Mr. Pond then breaks down in tears. Why does he cry?

5. What new job does the child leader give the Little Fish so that they can prove their loyalty to Angka?

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