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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon realizing that Arn is teasing him by putting a stone on his chest instead of the customary lump of sugar, Mek tells Arn that he has a treat for him. What is the treat?
(a) He shows Arn a firefly he has trapped in a bottle.
(b) He tells Arn a story about how his children used to tease him, too.
(c) He hums an old Cambodian love song to Arn that is now illegal.
(d) He gives Arn a piece of cornbread.

2. What does Arn do with the food the kitchen girl gives him after she is done using him for her pleasure?
(a) He gives it to Siv or Kha or Mek.
(b) He puts it aside in case he sees his family again.
(c) He throws it on the ground and stomps on it.
(d) He gives it to the Khmer Rouge leader with the white shorts.

3. From where does Chantou send Arn a letter?
(a) From her adoptive parents' home in America.
(b) From an opera house in Thailand.
(c) From a mountain camp.
(d) From their home village.

4. 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) 5 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 14 days.
(d) 10 days.

5. After the children in the band have had no rice for many days, the Khmer Rouge tell them they are getting a special dinner of banana peels, rice husks, and rotten pieces of food. Arn knows that this is usually the food given to which kind of farm animal?
(a) A pig.
(b) A horse.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A goat.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Khmer Rouge tell the band that they are going on a trip and everyone is expecting to be killed. Instead, what happens?

2. Why do Arn's sister and aunt break down crying when Arn gives them a treat?

3. What does the new music teacher give Arn as the reason that he does not care whether he lives or dies?

4. Which of the following is NOT a topic of the Khmer Rouge songs the children are taught to play with their musical instruments?

5. 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?

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