1. Sophea brings news that someone in Arn's family has died while calling out for him. Who is it?
(a) Their brother Munny.
(b) Their sister Mali.
(c) Their sister Jorami.
(d) Their mother.

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

3. What occurs in the American movie that causes Arn and Munny to hide their faces in their shirts?
(a) Displays of wealth like shiny new cars.
(b) A villain looking into the camera.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Bloody battle scenes.

4. How does Arn cope with his feelings when the Khmer Rouge kitchen girl sexually molests him?
(a) He disassociates by going somewhere else in his mind.
(b) He lashes out and hits the kitchen girl.
(c) He cries.
(d) He vows never to enter the kitchen again.

5. Why does Arn at first hesitate to volunteer when a high-ranking Khmer Rouge soldier asks who wants to play music in a band within the camp?
(a) He is told that the band will play for the glory of Angka, which goes against his religious beliefs.
(b) He is afraid that the question is a trick to suss out children who may have taken music lessons and should therefore be killed for their elitist status.
(c) He thinks that the other children in the band will not take the task seriously and that therefore they will all be punished or even killed.
(d) He has never played an instrument and is scared that he will not be good at playing music.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first person Arn sees in over a year who is not wearing a black uniform is the new leader who arrives at the camp. How does Arn describe his appearance?

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

3. Why does the kitchen girl give Arn extra food?

4. What is Arn's first reaction when a girl sitting next to him at dinner suddenly dies?

5. Who tells Arn's aunt about Arn and Munny seeing the American movie?

(see the answer key)

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