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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Vietnamese soldiers kill everyone in the village by drawing them out with offers of free rice, why does Arn look at each dead person's face as he walks through the village?
(a) He wants to see what expressions they had on their faces when they died.
(b) He wants to count how many males they killed versus how many males they killed.
(c) He is looking for any member of his family.
(d) He doesn't know why he wants to look at their faces, but he does.

2. What event causes Arn to wonder if he has become a monster just like the Khmer Rouge soldiers?
(a) He feels happiness at hearing that one soldier has been murdered for speaking roughly to another soldier.
(b) He feels happiness at hearing that his rich neighbors have all been killed for their elitist ways.
(c) He feels happiness at the sight of the boy who previously got him into trouble being beaten by a soldier for being lazy.
(d) He feels happiness at seeing Kha die, since now he is at least out of his misery.

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

4. When he is mistaken for a member of the Khmer Rouge by one of their leaders, what is Arn's reaction?
(a) He yells at the leader, telling him that he is a captive.
(b) He sits down on the grass and cries.
(c) He considers running away from camp.
(d) He vows to get even with this leader someday.

5. What method does Mek, the new music teacher, tell Arn that he uses to survive?
(a) He composes music.
(b) He watches the birds fly.
(c) He thinks about one hour at a time.
(d) He dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the first guard to make Sombo come to replace him?

2. After the first battle when the Little Fish are used by the adult soldiers as bait for the Vietnamese, how many of the original number of boys are left?

3. 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?

4. What reason does Arn give for not eating the human liver that the Khmer Rouge soldier forces him to cook?

5. What dance do Arn and Munny perform for the crowd outside the theater?

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