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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Chantou gets mad that Arn is working as a vendor, what is NOT something she says he should be doing instead?
(a) Doing chores for the monks.
(b) Learning chants.
(c) Learning how to use a gun.
(d) Doing schoolwork.

2. How do the Khmer Rouge soldiers react when Arn asks them if they want to play soccer with him?
(a) They put their guns down and engage in a real enjoyment of the game.
(b) They kick the ball with little skill and frown the whole time.
(c) They mercilessly beat one of Arn's friends when Arn's team wins.
(d) They yell at Arn to go away and threaten to hurt his family.

3. In what country is Arn's hometown?
(a) Cambodia.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Thailand.
(d) India.

4. The morning just before the Khmer Rouge drive through the village making announcements on their bullhorns, what sounds are noticeably absent?
(a) The sound of children laughing and the sound of vendors selling their wares.
(b) The sound of monks chanting and the sound of the temple gong.
(c) The sound of birds chirping and the sound of the wind in the trees.
(d) The sound of gunfire and the sound of explosions.

5. Which of the following is NOT a topic of the Khmer Rouge songs the children are taught to play with their musical instruments?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Rice.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) God's love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport do the rich kids play in the yard of their school in the first part of the book?

2. When the Khmer Rouge soldiers take all of the captives' clothes and burn them, what clothing do they provide instead?

3. 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?

4. When Arn is told by a Khmer Rouge soldier that he has a new job in addition to his job as a musician in the band, what does that new job turn out to be?

5. How old is Arn when the novel's narrative first begins?

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