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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. 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) Orange.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

2. The American man whom Arn at first calls Jesus Monk, later finding out his name is Mr. Pond, takes pity on Arn and gives him medicine to cure what ailment?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Yellow Fever.
(d) Worms.

3. Where do Arn and Munny hide when they hear the sounds of a nearby battle during their make-believe game of war?
(a) In a pond near their house.
(b) In the branches of a nearby Banyan tree.
(c) In the theater where they had seen the movie earlier that night.
(d) In their rich next-door-neighbor's Mercedes.

4. Once Sombo's group dwindles to a number of only seven kids, plus Sombo and Koong, they become so tired that they drop most of what they have been carrying. What are the two things they continue to carry?
(a) Guns and bullets.
(b) Extra socks and underwear.
(c) Cooking pots and kindling.
(d) Water and food.

5. When Arn finds Sophea lying motionless, he considers killing her to save her from rape, from murder at another's hands, or from being eaten by wild animals. He doesn't, instead choosing to take what action?
(a) Keep walking.
(b) Help her into a tree so the animals cannot get her.
(c) Tell Koong to watch over her until she dies and to join up with the group again later.
(d) Hide her the best he can.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Vietnamese soldiers kill everyone in the village by drawing them out with offers of free rice, why does Arn look at each dead person's face as he walks through the village?

2. Arn says there are many things to be afraid of at night, and now he has one more thing to be afraid of after they have shot everyone in the village below. What is that thing?

3. Why does Arn decide he wants to become good at volleyball once he sees this is the most popular game at the Children's Center?

4. What event causes Arn to question whether Sombo is still his friend or not?

5. Mek and Arn differ in their assessment of what their parting means. What are their two separate feelings about their separation?

(see the answer key)

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