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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sport do the rich kids play in the yard of their school in the first part of the book?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Volleyball.
(c) Lacrosse.
(d) Soccer.

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

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

4. Why does the kitchen girl give Arn extra food?
(a) Because she is a member of the Khmer Rouge and realizes that he needs strength in order to do his job and play music well.
(b) Because he has become famous from playing his kihm and she admires him.
(c) Because he threatens to hurt her if she does not.
(d) Because she says he looks too skinny.

5. What lesson does Arn learn from his experience getting told on by another boy in the camp?
(a) He learns to observe others and gather information about their behavior so he can use it against them later if necessary.
(b) He learns that sleeping in the manure pile is actually warmer and more comfortable than sleeping on the ground in his tent.
(c) He learns that the soldiers are more merciful than he had previously thought, since they do not physically beat him for his transgression.
(d) He learns to never take breaks during his work day, no matter what happens.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the word "sleep" is banned by the Khmer Rouge, what word is allowed in its place?

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

3. 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?

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

5. What is the event that first causes Arn to think maybe the Khmer Rouge have evil intentions?

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