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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. After Arn becomes a sort of personal assistant to the leader with the white shorts, what privilege is he granted?
(a) He gets to run as fast as he wants, a practice normally forbidden so that escapes may be detected.
(b) He gets to go in the leader's room to sleep on a soft feather pillow on the floor.
(c) He gets to sleep in late and eat a breakfast of rice cakes.
(d) He gets to ride the leader's white horse.

2. 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?
(a) A hippopotamus.
(b) A leopard.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A rhinoceros.

3. 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 an American building with food and music.
(b) To Peter's mother's house.
(c) To the home of the leader with the white shorts.
(d) To a Thai bistro.

4. Who tells Arn that Sombo is only being mean in order to protect Arn from harm?
(a) Mek.
(b) Kha.
(c) The leader with the white shorts.
(d) Chantou.

5. Why does Arn save most of the candy Mr. Pond gives him in order to give it to Sojeat and Ravi?
(a) He is made sick by the richness of the candy but doesn't want it to go to waste.
(b) He has learned how to give people things in hopes they will return favors later.
(c) He wants to be able to talk to someone else about how good the candy is.
(d) He wants Mr. Pond to know that he is not selfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event causes Arn to question whether Sombo is still his friend or not?

2. How does Arn describe the Cambodian villages they come upon that are still left standing?

3. What happens the first time Arn and and another Little Fish go to drop grenades into the tanks of the Vietnamese soldiers?

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

5. What is Koong's function within Sombo's group?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Conditioning is the automatic response of one's body that happens over a period of time when one is subjected to repeated negative and/or positive reinforcement in order to facilitate a particular response. The soldiers tell Arn and Siv that he has a new job for them, lead them to a temple, make them watch as they murder the elderly prisoners there, and order Arn and Siv to urinate on the bodies of the dead and dying old men. Arn thinks that there is no way he'll be able to comply, but when he looks down, he sees that urine is pouring out of his body onto the dead men's heads. What is the author's purpose in including this incident?

3. Arn and Missus Gotobed, the headmistress of the Children's Center, become furious with Mr. Pond for his behavior on two separate occasions for two different reasons. How do those reasons differ?

4. When Arn hears the conflicting reports on Sombo's radio, with the Voice of Angka saying that a victory for the Khmer Rouge is imminent and the American station saying that the Vietnamese are in control of the East and are taking more land every day, Arn doesn't know which report to believe. He does, though, hold on to one fact that he hears. What is that fact and why does he choose to keep it in mind?

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

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

9. After Sombo leaves the group to take Koong to a Thai hospital, the kids all argue about which they should go. Arn goes in the opposite direction and they see, but do not care. What reason does Arn give for their apathy?

10. 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?

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