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?
(a) He has to take away the material belongings from the captives' tents and give them to the soldiers.
(b) He has to clean the area where the whole camp relieves themselves.
(c) He has to push the dead and dying into the mass grave in the mango grove.
(d) He has to cook for all of the children in the camp.

2. What does Arn say that convinces the new music teacher to make more of an effort to teach the children?
(a) Arn tells him that soon the band will become famous across the country if he does.
(b) Arn tells him that every child in the band will be killed if he does not.
(c) Arn tells him that he'll be killed if he does not.
(d) Arn tells him that the music is crucial to keeping up the morale of the field workers.

3. Once Arn and his group is allowed to stop walking and they form a camp, what two groups do the Khmer Rouge soldiers separate the captives into?
(a) Cambodians and Vietnamese.
(b) Males and females.
(c) Families with children and families without children.
(d) Former peasants and former city-dwellers.

4. When Mr. Pond gives Arn new clothes, Arn gives his old clothes to Mr. Pond. Mr. Pond then breaks down in tears. Why does he cry?
(a) Because the clothes are three sizes too small for Arn.
(b) Because the clothes are full of holes.
(c) Because the clothes are stiff with blood and dirt and the smell of death.
(d) Because the clothes are the black uniform Mr. Pond knows is worn by the Khmer Rouge.

5. 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?
(a) Arn's family was religious, while the families of Sojeat and Ravi were not.
(b) Arn's parents both raised him until the Khmer Rouge came, while the parents of Sojeat and Ravi were divorced before then.
(c) Sojeat's and Ravi's families had enough money to send them to school.
(d) Sojeat and Ravi used to look up the Khmer Rouge soldiers, while Arn did everything he could to rebel against them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Arn knows there are wild animals in the jungle that may eat him, so he climbs a tree to sleep. What animal does he suspect has spent the night under his tree when he sees the grass lying down?

2. How many biological children does Peter turn out to have already in his home?

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

4. Sojeat and Ravi learn English by studying and reading books, but Arn learns English in a different way. How does he learn it?

5. What is the news being reported on the radio when Sombo quickly turns it off to prevent Arn from hearing?

(see the answer key)

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