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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the stringed instrument called that Arn learns to play in the band?
(a) Khim.
(b) Dulcimer.
(c) Viola.
(d) Harpsichord.

2. Why do Arn's sister and aunt break down crying when Arn gives them a treat?
(a) They feel sorry for him that he has to use his earnings to provide for his family.
(b) They wish he had gotten enough to give every member of the family a treat.
(c) They are worried that he steals to get money.
(d) They don't like the treat he gives them.

3. Where do Arn and Munny hide when they hear the sounds of a nearby battle during their make-believe game of war?
(a) In the branches of a nearby Banyan tree.
(b) In their rich next-door-neighbor's Mercedes.
(c) In the theater where they had seen the movie earlier that night.
(d) In a pond near their house.

4. Why does Arn save most of the candy Mr. Pond gives him in order to give it to Sojeat and Ravi?
(a) He wants Mr. Pond to know that he is not selfish.
(b) He has learned how to give people things in hopes they will return favors later.
(c) He wants to be able to talk to someone else about how good the candy is.
(d) He is made sick by the richness of the candy but doesn't want it to go to waste.

5. When Chantou gets mad that Arn is working as a vendor, what is NOT something she says he should be doing instead?
(a) Doing chores for the monks.
(b) Doing schoolwork.
(c) Learning how to use a gun.
(d) Learning chants.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who tells Arn's aunt about Arn and Munny seeing the American movie?

3. When another child captive tells on Arn for lying to increase his number of work breaks, what do the Khmer Rouge soldiers impose as Arn's punishment?

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. 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?

(see the answer key)

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