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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Arns separates from the other boys, he wants to get to Thailand. What is the only landmark he knows about that will signal him he's about to get to Thailand?
(a) He knows he will have to cross a series of three bridges.
(b) He knows he will have to cross a river.
(c) He knows he will have to climb the tallest mountain of three peaks on the horizon.
(d) He knows he will have to wade through a swamp.

2. The morning just before the Khmer Rouge drive through the village making announcements on their bullhorns, what sounds are noticeably absent?
(a) The sound of gunfire and the sound of explosions.
(b) The sound of birds chirping and the sound of the wind in the trees.
(c) The sound of children laughing and the sound of vendors selling their wares.
(d) The sound of monks chanting and the sound of the temple gong.

3. Arn hears a voice coming through a bullhorn, telling the refugees that it's okay to come out and he waits for what he thinks is a trick to end in gunfire and moaning. Instead, he hears a different sound. What is it?
(a) A little girl laughing.
(b) A rock 'n roll song by Elvis Presley.
(c) A Cambodian love song.
(d) A bird chirping.

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 drink of fresh water.
(c) A bottle of Coca-Cola.
(d) A sweet potato.

5. What is Arn's reaction to seeing his sister again?
(a) It makes him hate Sombo.
(b) It causes him to want to run away.
(c) It creates in him an inability to kill.
(d) It restores in him the will to live.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is Arn's solution for helping Siv remember not to hold the flag in front of Arn's face at the end of the dance?

3. When the Khmer Rouge soldiers take all of the captives' clothes and burn them, what clothing do they provide instead?

4. Why does Sombo get mad when he sees Arn dragging his gun behind him due to its great weight?

5. When the five-year-old boy that reminds Arn of his little brother sneaks out night after night, returning only in the morning, what does Arn eventually find out he is doing?

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