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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Arn and his siblings live with their aunt?
(a) Because their mother was overcome with grief after their father died and said she had to leave the family.
(b) Because their mother is dead.
(c) Because after their father's death, their mother had to go far away to find work.
(d) Because their aunt is rich and can take better care of a large family than their mother can.

2. Upon realizing that Arn is teasing him by putting a stone on his chest instead of the customary lump of sugar, Mek tells Arn that he has a treat for him. What is the treat?
(a) He gives Arn a piece of cornbread.
(b) He hums an old Cambodian love song to Arn that is now illegal.
(c) He tells Arn a story about how his children used to tease him, too.
(d) He shows Arn a firefly he has trapped in a bottle.

3. In what country is Arn's hometown?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Cambodia.
(c) Thailand.
(d) India.

4. What reason does Arn give for it being a dangerous act for him to think about his sister or any of his other family members?
(a) Because it makes him angry at them for letting this happen.
(b) Because getting his hopes up for a reunion with his family is a waste of time.
(c) Because Mek is jealous of Arn's feelings about his family.
(d) Because the Khmer Rouge can see inside his head.

5. 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 friend's high-ranking father was shot.
(b) He sees their bodies during the mass exodus from the village.
(c) His little brother sneaks away to the airport and comes back to report to Arn what he's seen.
(d) The Khmer Rouge soldiers drive through town announcing the murders they've committed.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How do the Khmer Rouge trick the government soldiers into assembling together at the airport so that they can be killed more efficiently?

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. Why does Sombo leave Arn and the other boys to fend for themselves?

5. When Mr. Pond gives Arn new clothes, Arn gives his old clothes to Mr. Pond. Mr. Pond then breaks down in tears. Why does he cry?

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