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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sombo brings his new group to join with another camp composed mainly of true Khmer Rouge kids, not soldiers like Arn who have been held captive and then forced into battle by the Khmer Rouge. What is the main child leader's name within this other group?
(a) Munny.
(b) Phon.
(c) Sig.
(d) Phat.

2. Mr. Pond's question to Arn about which two boys are his favorite elicits a response naming Sojeat and Ravi, even though Arn admits to the reader that his actual favorite boy is Runty. Why does he not list Runty among the names he tells Mr. Pond?
(a) Because earlier that day Runty told Missus Gotobed that Arn had said a bad word.
(b) Because Arn suspects they are going to do something dangerous and he does not want Runty to get hurt.
(c) Because Runty is scared all the time and is not good at volleyball.
(d) Because Runty does not like Mr. Pond.

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) 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) 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.

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

5. 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?
(a) Sleep since it is now filled with nightmares.
(b) That he'll be left on his own since now sometimes the group moves in the nighttime and he has come close to being left behind.
(c) The fire going out because of the danger of villagers who may have escaped coming to kill them for revenge.
(d) Sombo since he now comes in the night to tell Arn disturbing stories of his childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Arns separates from the other boys, he wants to get to Thailand. What is the only landmark he knows about that will signal him he's about to get to Thailand?

2. When his sister kisses Arn's ear, what is NOT something he says the sensation feels like?

3. One time when Sombo's group passes another platoon in the woods, he recognizes that platoon's rice girl. Who is it?

4. What two factions are represented by the radio stations they listen to on Sombo's radio?

5. As soon as Arn realizes he can see Thailand on the other side of the river, something about it frightens him and makes him want to stop and not go on. What is it about Thailand that frightens him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author present the theme of the unnatural when Kha tells Arn and Siv that if they stay hidden, they can watch the girls bathe in the nude?

2. The theme of fame arises once again when the leader with the white shorts notices Arn due to the attention he has gotten for his music and dancing, so he tells Arn to come to his house to entertain at his party. What message is being sent about fame in this scene?

3. For what reasons does Arn choose Sojeat and Ravi as his two favorites when Mr. Pond asks him for two names?

4. How is the theme of family shaped and twisted within the narrative when the camp erupts into chaos at the news that the Vietnamese soldiers are close?

5. Why does Arn distrust the radio reports he hears at the hospital?

6. Why does Arn turn over all of the dead bodies of the villagers to look into their faces?

7. When Arn determines that he has been away from his home village for two and a half years, how does he reach this conclusion?

8. Why does Arn begin to shake after he boards the bus with the other refugees?

9. Describe the parting of Arn and Mek. What is its significance within the course of the narrative?

10. At the start of his stay in the hospital, how does the author demonstrate that Arn has contracted Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from his time under the rule of the Khmer Rouge?

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