View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Arn that Sombo is only being mean in order to protect Arn from harm?
(a) Kha.
(b) Mek.
(c) The leader with the white shorts.
(d) Chantou.

2. When the Khmer Rouge soldiers take all of the captives' clothes and burn them, what clothing do they provide instead?
(a) Green uniforms.
(b) Yellow uniforms.
(c) Black uniforms.
(d) Red uniforms.

3. After Arn becomes a sort of personal assistant to the leader with the white shorts, what privilege is he granted?
(a) He gets to go in the leader's room to sleep on a soft feather pillow on the floor.
(b) He gets to run as fast as he wants, a practice normally forbidden so that escapes may be detected.
(c) He gets to ride the leader's white horse.
(d) He gets to sleep in late and eat a breakfast of rice cakes.

4. How do the Khmer Rouge soldiers react when Arn asks them if they want to play soccer with him?
(a) They mercilessly beat one of Arn's friends when Arn's team wins.
(b) They put their guns down and engage in a real enjoyment of the game.
(c) They yell at Arn to go away and threaten to hurt his family.
(d) They kick the ball with little skill and frown the whole time.

5. What product does Arn skip school to sell, much to the chagrin of his older sister?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Bowls of rice.
(d) Shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Arn eventually discovers the real reason that the band is asked to play at several specific times each day. What is the reason?

2. The Khmer Rouge tell the band that they are going on a trip and everyone is expecting to be killed. Instead, what happens?

3. What does Arn do with the lump of sugar the kitchen girl gives him after she is done with him?

4. What special food does Arn steal from the leader's house party so that he can share it with Siv and Kha when he returns to camp?

5. What details does the author include to let the reader know that the kitchen girl's sexual molestation of Arn happens without his consent?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 582 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample