1. What happens to the old man who is Arn's first music teacher?
(a) The Khmer Rouge soldiers kill him and bury him in the mango grove once he is finished teaching Arn the required songs.
(b) He retires from teaching and is allowed to go back to his family in a nearby camp.
(c) He escapes into the jungle in the middle of the night.
(d) He dies of exhaustion from the effort needed to help Arn learn the intricacies of his instrument.

2. The group of child soldiers led by Sombo and referred to as Little Fish with the Big Sting is comprised of how many children?
(a) 80.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

3. What happens the first time Arn shoots his gun?
(a) He has a violent flashback of the boy in his village being hit with the butt of a rifle and killed.
(b) He accidentally shoots Kha, but it is only a superficial wound.
(c) He is knocked off his feet by the force of the shot.
(d) He shoots a Vietnamese soldier hiding among the trees.

4. Mek and Arn differ in their assessment of what their parting means. What are their two separate feelings about their separation?
(a) Arn feels certain they will see each other again, while Mek feels certain they will not.
(b) Mek feels the need to put on a brave face and pretend he is joyous despite their parting, while Arn cannot hide his grief and weeps.
(c) Mek feels certain they will see each other again, while Arn feels certain they will not.
(d) Arn feels the need to put on a brave face and pretend he is joyous despite their parting, while Mek cannot hide his grief and weeps.

5. Using the method of time measurement that Arn and the other captives must use, eight harvests means he's been held captive for how long?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 1 1/2 years.
(d) 2 1/2 years.