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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 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 stiff with blood and dirt and the smell of death.
(b) Because the clothes are the black uniform Mr. Pond knows is worn by the Khmer Rouge.
(c) Because the clothes are three sizes too small for Arn.
(d) Because the clothes are full of holes.

2. What event causes Arn to wonder if he has become a monster just like the Khmer Rouge soldiers?
(a) He feels happiness at hearing that one soldier has been murdered for speaking roughly to another soldier.
(b) He feels happiness at hearing that his rich neighbors have all been killed for their elitist ways.
(c) He feels happiness at seeing Kha die, since now he is at least out of his misery.
(d) He feels happiness at the sight of the boy who previously got him into trouble being beaten by a soldier for being lazy.

3. In what state is the boys' new home with Peter Pond?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) New York.

4. What is the stringed instrument called that Arn learns to play in the band?
(a) Viola.
(b) Dulcimer.
(c) Harpsichord.
(d) Khim.

5. 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) Yogurt.
(c) Honey.
(d) Powdered milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sombo takes Arn away from the group, his parting from Kha and Siv is especially hard. What about the separation makes it particularly tough for Arn?

2. When the Vietnamese soldiers kill everyone in the village by drawing them out with offers of free rice, why does Arn look at each dead person's face as he walks through the village?

3. The morning just before the Khmer Rouge drive through the village making announcements on their bullhorns, what sounds are noticeably absent?

4. When Arn asks a nurse what month and year it is, she replies that it's March 1979. He then figures out he has been away from home for how long in total?

5. 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?

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