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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Arn's father die?
(a) In the hospital while suffering from malaria.
(b) In a stage accident during an opera performance.
(c) In a battle near their village.
(d) In a motorcycle accident.

2. While the captives subsist on tiny amounts of rice and garbage, what do the Khmer Rouge eat?
(a) Chicken, fish, and lemongrass.
(b) Caviar, foie gras, and steak.
(c) Grass, leaves, and clay.
(d) Sardines, mussels, and clams.

3. What dance do Arn and Munny perform for the crowd outside the theater?
(a) The Watusi.
(b) The Swim.
(c) The Twist.
(d) The Pony.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The morning just before the Khmer Rouge drive through the village making announcements on their bullhorns, what sounds are noticeably absent?

3. Who is in the picture that Arn hangs on his bedroom wall at the beginning of the novel?

4. When Sophea shows up at the camp, what reason does she give for their aunt sending her to look for Arn?

5. What is it about Arn that makes the soldier let him go without even a warning when he is caught sneaking to Mek's tent in the night?

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