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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the stringed instrument called that Arn learns to play in the band?
(a) Harpsichord.
(b) Viola.
(c) Dulcimer.
(d) Khim.

2. How does Arn describe the monks at the temple school?
(a) He says they are kind but that they make the children work all the time.
(b) He says they are mean and that they make the children work all the time.
(c) He says they are corrupt and secretly take bribes from government officials.
(d) He says they are hard to communicate with since they've taken a vow of silence.

3. How old is Arn when the novel's narrative first begins?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

4. Who tells Arn's aunt about Arn and Munny seeing the American movie?
(a) Sophea.
(b) Munny.
(c) Sojeat.
(d) Mali.

5. Where do Arn and Munny go after the American movie to play a pretend game of war?
(a) The soccer field.
(b) The mango grove.
(c) The park.
(d) The town square.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to the old man who is Arn's first music teacher?

3. Why do Arn and his siblings live with their aunt?

4. 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?

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

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