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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 2 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 5 days.

2. What does the new music teacher give Arn as the reason that he does not care whether he lives or dies?
(a) His children are all dead and he does not know where his wife is.
(b) He has had malaria for months and it has robbed him of his energy.
(c) His passion for music has been twisted by the war into something ugly and he can no longer bear to teach it to others.
(d) His true passion is for the theater arts, so he is disappointed that he is being forced to teach music instead.

3. When he is allowed a special privilege by the leader, what does he find himself doing for the first time in three years?
(a) Hoping he'll live a long life.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Thinking about his mother.
(d) Regretting his poor treatment of Siv when they first met.

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

5. Why do Arn and his siblings live with their aunt?
(a) Because their mother is dead.
(b) Because after their father's death, their mother had to go far away to find work.
(c) Because their mother was overcome with grief after their father died and said she had to leave the family.
(d) Because their aunt is rich and can take better care of a large family than their mother can.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he is mistaken for a member of the Khmer Rouge by one of their leaders, what is Arn's reaction?

2. Mek and Arn differ in their assessment of what their parting means. What are their two separate feelings about their separation?

3. What sets Arn apart from the rest of the group and causes his fame to grow by the day?

4. What causes Arn's thought that maybe it would be okay if the Vietnamese never come to rescue him and the other captives?

5. What is Arn's reaction to seeing his sister again?

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