1. When the trucks of Khmer Rouge soldiers first arrive, what does the radio tell the Cambodian people to do?
(a) To run away as fast as they can and take nothing with them.
(b) To learn how to use guns so that they may join the throng of soldiers.
(c) To give the soldiers whatever they can and show that they support them.
(d) To do nothing and say nothing when the soldiers speak to them.

2. 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?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 14 days.
(d) 10 days.

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

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

5. How do the Khmer Rouge soldiers react when Arn asks them if they want to play soccer with him?
(a) They yell at Arn to go away and threaten to hurt his family.
(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 put their guns down and engage in a real enjoyment of the game.

Short Answer Questions

1. When another child captive tells on Arn for lying to increase his number of work breaks, what do the Khmer Rouge soldiers impose as Arn's punishment?

2. What is the stringed instrument called that Arn learns to play in the band?

3. What product does Arn skip school to sell, much to the chagrin of his older sister?

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

5. Once Arn and his group is allowed to stop walking and they form a camp, what two groups do the Khmer Rouge soldiers separate the captives into?

(see the answer key)

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