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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. Where does Mr. Pond end up taking Sojeat, Ravi, and Arn when he asks them to climb in the trunk of his car?
(a) To a Thai bistro.
(b) To an American building with food and music.
(c) To Peter's mother's house.
(d) To the home of the leader with the white shorts.

2. What do the Khmer Rouge soldiers lack that makes the soldiers associated with the Prince doubt their power?
(a) Homogeneous uniforms.
(b) Boots.
(c) Grenades.
(d) Guns.

3. What reason does Arn give for not eating the human liver that the Khmer Rouge soldier forces him to cook?
(a) He does not eat it because he knows it came from a friend of his.
(b) He does not eat it because he wants to bring it back to the tent to give it to Kha instead.
(c) He does not eat it because he already has a belly full of rice and chicken that the kitchen girl had given him.
(d) He does not eat it because he thinks maybe the next time, another kitchen boy will be eating him instead.

4. What is Koong's function within Sombo's group?
(a) He checks the ground for land mines as the group follows behind him.
(b) He catches rats, insects, frogs and snakes to feed the group when their rice runs out.
(c) He sings old Cambodian love songs to the group each night.
(d) He goes ahead of the group in order to look for Vietnamese soldiers.

5. Using the method of time measurement that Arn and the other captives must use, eight harvests means he's been held captive for how long?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 2 1/2 years.
(d) 1 1/2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event causes Arn to wonder if he has become a monster just like the Khmer Rouge soldiers?

2. Why do Arn and his siblings live with their aunt?

3. Why do Arn's sister and aunt break down crying when Arn gives them a treat?

4. Who does Arn encounter when he jumps over the fence into the refugee camp?

5. What does Arn do with the lump of sugar the kitchen girl gives him after she is done with him?

(see the answer key)

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