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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once Arn and his group is allowed to stop walking and they form a camp, what two groups do the Khmer Rouge soldiers separate the captives into?
(a) Males and females.
(b) Cambodians and Vietnamese.
(c) Families with children and families without children.
(d) Former peasants and former city-dwellers.

2. 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?
(a) His kind words about the soldier's sister.
(b) His fame as a khim player.
(c) His smile.
(d) His decision to stand up to the soldier and not allow himself to be controlled.

3. When the word "sleep" is banned by the Khmer Rouge, what word is allowed in its place?
(a) Nap.
(b) Doze.
(c) Rest.
(d) Die.

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

5. In order to add to his fame even more and thus add to his probability of survival, Arn adds what talent to his repertoire in addition to his playing of the khim?
(a) Acting out theater scenes.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Playing the fiddle.
(d) Storytelling.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country is Arn's hometown?

2. What is the stringed instrument called that Arn learns to play in the band?

3. The boy who runs away from camp and escapes amidst a flurry of gunfire by the Khmer Rouge is a former boyfriend of which of Arn's siblings?

4. When the trucks of Khmer Rouge soldiers first arrive, what does the radio tell the Cambodian people to do?

5. What is Arn's solution for helping Siv remember not to hold the flag in front of Arn's face at the end of the dance?

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