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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 happens to the old man who is Arn's first music teacher?
(a) He retires from teaching and is allowed to go back to his family in a nearby camp.
(b) The Khmer Rouge soldiers kill him and bury him in the mango grove once he is finished teaching Arn the required songs.
(c) He dies of exhaustion from the effort needed to help Arn learn the intricacies of his instrument.
(d) He escapes into the jungle in the middle of the night.

2. How did Arn's father die?
(a) In a motorcycle accident.
(b) In a battle near their village.
(c) In the hospital while suffering from malaria.
(d) In a stage accident during an opera performance.

3. One time when Sombo's group passes another platoon in the woods, he recognizes that platoon's rice girl. Who is it?
(a) His older sister Jorami.
(b) His older sister Maly.
(c) His little sister Sophea.
(d) His older sister Chantou.

4. Who nurses Arn enough to bring him back to consciousness once he reaches Thailand?
(a) Three boys from Little Fish with Big Sting.
(b) Siv, Kha, and Mek.
(c) Arn's three older sisters.
(d) A group of three Thai girls.

5. When the high-ranking soldiers for whom the band played has taken their leave, what is NOT a rule put in place by the remaining Khmer Rouge soldiers?
(a) Now no one can hunt for their own food.
(b) Now no one is allowed to speak to the soldiers for any reason.
(c) Now no one is allowed to fall in love.
(d) Now the band has to play at nighttime meetings so that all of the kids can learn the words to the songs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Arn that Sombo is only being mean in order to protect Arn from harm?

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

3. How does Arn cope with his feelings when the Khmer Rouge kitchen girl sexually molests him?

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

5. Where does Mr. Pond end up taking Sojeat, Ravi, and Arn when he asks them to climb in the trunk of his car?

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