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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. When the radio makes clear that the Vietnamese soldiers really are coming, chaos erupts and many children run away in the melee. Sombo asks Arn why he doesn't run away to find his family. Why does Arn not run away?
(a) He realizes that he has no idea why he does not run away; the thought has just never occurred to him.
(b) He now feels so far removed from his biological family that his friends seem much more important to stay close to in this world.
(c) He is afraid that the Khmer Rouge will recognize him due to his fame and shoot him for the traitor they will consider him to be.
(d) He is afraid the soldiers in the next camp will kill his little sister Sophea if he runs away.

2. What event precipitates the band members being fed real rice and being forced to practice their music all night long?
(a) A performance for the Vietnamese soldiers.
(b) A performance for the American soldiers.
(c) A performance at a large meeting for all of the highest-ranking Khmer Rouge leaders.
(d) A traveling performance for all the people who have resettled in their home villages since the evacuation.

3. When Peter Pond sends a message to the boys that they're leaving for America in one week, what is one thing he does NOT include in the package?
(a) Chuckles candy.
(b) 20 U.S. dollars.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Travel documents.

4. How does Arn find out unequivocally that the government soldiers who answered the Khmer Rouge's call to go to the airport were subsequently murdered?
(a) His little brother sneaks away to the airport and comes back to report to Arn what he's seen.
(b) The Khmer Rouge soldiers drive through town announcing the murders they've committed.
(c) His friend's high-ranking father was shot.
(d) He sees their bodies during the mass exodus from the village.

5. Mek and Arn differ in their assessment of what their parting means. What are their two separate feelings about their separation?
(a) Arn feels the need to put on a brave face and pretend he is joyous despite their parting, while Mek cannot hide his grief and weeps.
(b) Mek feels certain they will see each other again, while Arn feels certain they will not.
(c) Arn feels certain they will see each other again, while Mek feels certain they will not.
(d) Mek feels the need to put on a brave face and pretend he is joyous despite their parting, while Arn cannot hide his grief and weeps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arn do when the pretty woman with the long braid begs Arn to shoot her?

2. Though the Khmer Rouge blame the bad rice harvest on the laziness of the workers, Arn knows it is actually due to what reason?

3. Arn says there are many things to be afraid of at night, and now he has one more thing to be afraid of after they have shot everyone in the village below. What is that thing?

4. What do the boys try to order during their first visit to McDonald's?

5. The leader with the white shorts orders Arn to come entertain his guests at a party he is throwing at his house. For how many days does the party last?

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