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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 simile does Arn use to describe his sister's appearance when he sees her?
(a) Like an overworked horse.
(b) Like a tired mother.
(c) Like a whisper of air.
(d) Like a tiny old woman.

2. Why does Sombo get mad when he sees Arn dragging his gun behind him due to its great weight?
(a) He says if it knocks against the ground, it could accidentally go off and kill someone.
(b) He says that dragging it on the ground could allow water to get into it and cause the gun to misfire when Arn needs it.
(c) He says that the gun is Arn's life and that if he loses it, it's like giving the gun to his enemy.
(d) He says that a lack of respect for one's gun shows a lack of respect for oneself.

3. For the first few days in the hospital, Arn is given a certain food to keep him alive. What is that food?
(a) Guava fruit.
(b) Honey.
(c) Yogurt.
(d) Powdered milk.

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

5. What sport do the rich kids play in the yard of their school in the first part of the book?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Volleyball.
(d) Lacrosse.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Arn is told by a Khmer Rouge soldier that he has a new job in addition to his job as a musician in the band, what does that new job turn out to be?

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 lesson does Arn learn from his experience getting told on by another boy in the camp?

4. 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?

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

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