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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-18 & Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just before the radio's batteries die, what do they hear the voice of Angka saying in the news report?
(a) That Vietnamese soldiers are no longer to be shot at since they have joined forces with the Khmer Rouge.
(b) That children are no longer allowed to act as soldiers for the cause.
(c) That all Khmer Rouge soldiers are ordered to flee to Thailand if they can.
(d) That victory is near and that the Cambodian army will soon conquer Vietnam.

2. What does Arn do when the pretty woman with the long braid begs Arn to shoot her?
(a) He gives her some of his food.
(b) He tells her everything will be alright.
(c) He drags her into a hut to hide from the other soldiers.
(d) He shoots her.

3. Thinking he hears gunfire one night at the hospital, Arn awakes with a start and reaches for his gun. What is actually making the sound that he mistakes for gunfire?
(a) Kids whispering across the room.
(b) Starlings in the tree.
(c) Chickens in the yard.
(d) Rain on the roof.

4. Once he has run out of the house and is walking aimlessly, where does he end up spending night?
(a) On the floor of a motel lobby.
(b) In the high school parking lot.
(c) In a booth at McDonald's.
(d) In the library.

5. What do the boys try to order during their first visit to McDonald's?
(a) Chai tea.
(b) Tamarind fruit.
(c) Rice.
(d) Hamburgers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Khmer Rouge soldiers react when Arn asks them if they want to play soccer with him?

2. What creatures does the author depict fleeing from the sounds of war in order to underscore the theme of the unnatural?

3. 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?

4. Why does the kitchen girl give Arn extra food?

5. When Arn, Kha, and Siv are allowed to go in the pond to wash, they try to sink to the bottom, partly in order to escape the world above the water. Why can they not sink very far down for very long?

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