1. Sombo brings his new group to join with another camp composed mainly of true Khmer Rouge kids, not soldiers like Arn who have been held captive and then forced into battle by the Khmer Rouge. What is the main child leader's name within this other group?
(a) Munny.
(b) Sig.
(c) Phat.
(d) Phon.

2. When Sombo takes Arn away from the group, his parting from Kha and Siv is especially hard. What about the separation makes it particularly tough for Arn?
(a) Sombo takes him away without warning, so he does not get to say goodbye to Kha and Siv, who are now like brothers to him.
(b) He has planned to learn how to play the xylophone from Kha and how to play soccer from Siv, but now it's too late.
(c) He has planned to give Kha and Siv his only blanket, but Sombo takes him away before he can do so.
(d) He has grown over time to hate Sombo, so Kha and Siv are the only friends he has left.

3. When the new music teacher is too overcome by his own sadness to teach the children, Arn teaches them himself, instructing them to hit the strings lightly, like the wings of what bird?
(a) A swallow.
(b) A robin.
(c) A starling.
(d) A hummingbird.

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

5. The leader with the white shorts orders Arn to come entertain his guests at a party he is throwing at his house. For how many days does the party last?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 2 days.

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. What new job does the child leader give the Little Fish so that they can prove their loyalty to Angka?

3. What do the Khmer Rouge soldiers lack that makes the soldiers associated with the Prince doubt their power?

4. One time when Sombo's group passes another platoon in the woods, he recognizes that platoon's rice girl. Who is it?

5. How old is Arn when the novel's narrative first begins?

(see the answer key)

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