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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 Sophea shows up at the camp, what reason does she give for their aunt sending her to look for Arn?
(a) Their aunt hopes that he can come join them at their camp.
(b) Their aunt hopes that he has food for them.
(c) Their aunt wants him to come home to their old village.
(d) Their aunt wants him to take care of Sophea at his camp.

2. What does Arn say that convinces the new music teacher to make more of an effort to teach the children?
(a) Arn tells him that the music is crucial to keeping up the morale of the field workers.
(b) Arn tells him that every child in the band will be killed if he does not.
(c) Arn tells him that soon the band will become famous across the country if he does.
(d) Arn tells him that he'll be killed if he does not.

3. How old is Arn when the novel's narrative first begins?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

4. When the group comes upon a little hidden village and the men beg Sombo and the boys not to hurt them, what does one of the men offer Sombo as a gift?
(a) A banyan tree fruit.
(b) A bottle of Coca-Cola.
(c) A sweet potato.
(d) A drink of fresh water.

5. The first person Arn sees in over a year who is not wearing a black uniform is the new leader who arrives at the camp. How does Arn describe his appearance?
(a) He is wearing white shorts and no shirt.
(b) He is wearing black shorts and a white shirt.
(c) He is wearing a linen caftan.
(d) He is wearing a business suit.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What method does Mek, the new music teacher, tell Arn that he uses to survive?

4. When the radio makes clear that the Vietnamese soldiers really are coming, chaos erupts and many children run away in the melee. Sombo asks Arn why he doesn't run away to find his family. Why does Arn not run away?

5. How does Arn describe the Cambodian villages they come upon that are still left standing?

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