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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 does Arn do with the food the kitchen girl gives him after she is done using him for her pleasure?
(a) He gives it to Siv or Kha or Mek.
(b) He gives it to the Khmer Rouge leader with the white shorts.
(c) He puts it aside in case he sees his family again.
(d) He throws it on the ground and stomps on it.

2. When Missus Gotobed warns the children that the refugee camp on the other side of the fence is dangerous, why does Arn still walk back and forth along the fence one day?
(a) He has heard that Sombo is in this refugee camp.
(b) He wants to appear brave in the eyes of the other kids,
(c) He wants to look for any family or friends.
(d) He wants to see if he can spot any Khmer Rouge soldiers that he can plot to kill later.

3. What does Arn do when the pretty woman with the long braid begs Arn to shoot her?
(a) He shoots her.
(b) He drags her into a hut to hide from the other soldiers.
(c) He tells her everything will be alright.
(d) He gives her some of his food.

4. How does Arn find out unequivocally that the government soldiers who answered the Khmer Rouge's call to go to the airport were subsequently murdered?
(a) His little brother sneaks away to the airport and comes back to report to Arn what he's seen.
(b) His friend's high-ranking father was shot.
(c) The Khmer Rouge soldiers drive through town announcing the murders they've committed.
(d) He sees their bodies during the mass exodus from the village.

5. Why does Arn start to suspect that Koong is Sombo's new favorite boy?
(a) Sombo tells Arn not to be jealous, but it just makes Arn sure his suspicions are correct.
(b) Sombo now sleeps alongside Koong.
(c) Sombo now gives Koong extra food.
(d) Sombo now speaks roughly to Arn, while speaking sweetly to Koong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event causes Arn to wonder if he has become a monster just like the Khmer Rouge soldiers?

2. Arn knows there are wild animals in the jungle that may eat him, so he climbs a tree to sleep. What animal does he suspect has spent the night under his tree when he sees the grass lying down?

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. After Arn becomes a sort of personal assistant to the leader with the white shorts, what privilege is he granted?

5. After Arns separates from the other boys, he wants to get to Thailand. What is the only landmark he knows about that will signal him he's about to get to Thailand?

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