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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Arn describe the monks at the temple school?
(a) He says they are mean and that they make the children work all the time.
(b) He says they are kind but that they make the children work all the time.
(c) He says they are corrupt and secretly take bribes from government officials.
(d) He says they are hard to communicate with since they've taken a vow of silence.

2. What happens the first time Arn shoots his gun?
(a) He is knocked off his feet by the force of the shot.
(b) He accidentally shoots Kha, but it is only a superficial wound.
(c) He shoots a Vietnamese soldier hiding among the trees.
(d) He has a violent flashback of the boy in his village being hit with the butt of a rifle and killed.

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

4. How do the Khmer Rouge soldiers react when Arn asks them if they want to play soccer with him?
(a) They kick the ball with little skill and frown the whole time.
(b) They yell at Arn to go away and threaten to hurt his family.
(c) They mercilessly beat one of Arn's friends when Arn's team wins.
(d) They put their guns down and engage in a real enjoyment of the game.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the fact that Arn was a child soldier and Sojeat and Ravi were not, what other main difference is there between his background and theirs?

2. When Arn becomes delirious with hunger, he sees the monkey family and then his own family and they chant words to him over and over. What are those words he hears them chant?

3. What do the Khmer Rouge soldiers lack that makes the soldiers associated with the Prince doubt their power?

4. After asking Sombo many times why he is permissive with Arn and overlooks his breaking of the rules, Sombo reveals the reason. What does he say is the reason?

5. When the trucks of Khmer Rouge soldiers first arrive, what does the radio tell the Cambodian people to do?

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