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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Arn hallucinates, seeing a rabbit as large as he is and this illusion seems to lead the way to Thailand. What color is the rabbit he hallucinates?
(a) Brown.
(b) White.
(c) Orange.
(d) Black.

2. Why does Sombo return to the hidden village to kill everyone who lives there?
(a) Because he thinks they told the Vietnamese his group's location.
(b) Because he is worried that if he does not, the villagers will sneak into their camp and kill them first.
(c) Because he has become thirsty for blood after a lack of battle for so long.
(d) Because he goes back to steal their food and they put up a struggle, so he kills them.

3. Mek and Arn differ in their assessment of what their parting means. What are their two separate feelings about their separation?
(a) 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.
(b) 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.
(c) Mek feels certain they will see each other again, while Arn feels certain they will not.
(d) Arn feels certain they will see each other again, while Mek feels certain they will not.

4. When he is mistaken for a member of the Khmer Rouge by one of their leaders, what is Arn's reaction?
(a) He sits down on the grass and cries.
(b) He yells at the leader, telling him that he is a captive.
(c) He vows to get even with this leader someday.
(d) He considers running away from camp.

5. When he is allowed a special privilege by the leader, what does he find himself doing for the first time in three years?
(a) Hoping he'll live a long life.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Thinking about his mother.
(d) Regretting his poor treatment of Siv when they first met.

6. What happens the first time Arn and and another Little Fish go to drop grenades into the tanks of the Vietnamese soldiers?
(a) Arn and the other boy are both successful and feel very proud of their accomplishment.
(b) The other boy gets scared and doesn't join Arn in climbing onto the tank, but Arn fulfills the mission.
(c) Arn is successful at the mission but the other boy's foot is blown off.
(d) Arn gets scared and doesn't climb onto the tank and the other boy gets hurt as a result.

7. What kind of platoon is Arn's sister traveling with?
(a) A group of ragtag escapees from other platoons.
(b) A group of children soldiers.
(c) A group of all female soldiers.
(d) A group of high-ranking Khmer Rouge leaders.

8. 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?
(a) Because they might get disoriented and drown.
(b) Because there are poisonous snakes that lurk at the bottom of the pond.
(c) Because their stomachs are empty.
(d) Because the soldiers won't let them.

9. Who nurses Arn enough to bring him back to consciousness once he reaches Thailand?
(a) Three boys from Little Fish with Big Sting.
(b) Arn's three older sisters.
(c) A group of three Thai girls.
(d) Siv, Kha, and Mek.

10. 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?
(a) He has planned to give Kha and Siv his only blanket, but Sombo takes him away before he can do so.
(b) Sombo takes him away without warning, so he does not get to say goodbye to Kha and Siv, who are now like brothers to him.
(c) He has planned to learn how to play the xylophone from Kha and how to play soccer from Siv, but now it's too late.
(d) He has grown over time to hate Sombo, so Kha and Siv are the only friends he has left.

11. Though at first Arn is furious with Mr. Pond for taking chances that lead to him being shot by a Thai guard, Mr. Pond then reveals news that makes Arn ecstatic. What is that news?
(a) He says he has found Arn's mother and is bringing her to reunite with Arn.
(b) He says he has won the Thai lottery and that he will spend the money helping Arn find his family.
(c) He says he has done some investigation and is convinced that Arn's little brother Munny is not dead after all.
(d) He says he is taking Arn, Sojeat, and Ravi to America with him.

12. 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 now feels so far removed from his biological family that his friends seem much more important to stay close to in this world.
(b) He realizes that he has no idea why he does not run away; the thought has just never occurred to him.
(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.

13. When his sister kisses Arn's ear, what is NOT something he says the sensation feels like?
(a) Butterfly wings.
(b) Rustling leaves.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Angels.

14. One time when Sombo's group passes another platoon in the woods, he recognizes that platoon's rice girl. Who is it?
(a) His little sister Sophea.
(b) His older sister Jorami.
(c) His older sister Chantou.
(d) His older sister Maly.

15. Why does Sombo leave Arn and the other boys to fend for themselves?
(a) He leaves because he knows that if there is one fewer mouth to feed, the boys will be more likely to survive.
(b) He leaves because he is mad at Arn for Arn's reaction after he murders the villagers.
(c) He leaves because Koong is sick with a fever and he wants to take him to a Thai hospital.
(d) He leaves because he is fed up with taking care of so many boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Arn becomes delirious with hunger, he sees the monkey family and then his own family and they chant words to him over and over. What are those words he hears them chant?

2. Who tells Arn that Sombo is only being mean in order to protect Arn from harm?

3. 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?

4. What happens to cause Arn to say that now "even the earth is our enemy" (126)?

5. 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?

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