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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9, 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jantu do to the clay marble to make it magic?
(a) She asks Buddha to bless it.
(b) She carves a tiny d into it with a tiny stick.
(c) She blows on it.
(d) She blesses it.

2. What does Jantu whittle out of a knobby branch?
(a) A tamarind tree.
(b) A whirling top.
(c) A cane for Mother.
(d) A mango tree.

3. What happens when Dara and Jantu investigate a food truck they see along the way?
(a) They find some fruit in a pot.
(b) They encounter some mean soldiers.
(c) Bombs drop, destroying the truck and hurting Baby.
(d) They find some hot stew made of yellow squash over rice.

4. What did the Communist soldiers tell the villagers?
(a) That the American Imperialists were bombing them.
(b) That they were enemies of the Communists.
(c) That their villages would be burned by them.
(d) That they would die of starvation.

5. What persuades the family to start packing?
(a) They want to go home before the monsoons.
(b) Bombs are dropping at the border.
(c) They want to go to a different refugee camp.
(d) They have enough supplies and tools.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the Thai soldiers' uniforms?

2. Who gives Dara a handful of rice the next morning in Chapter 9?

3. What does Dara's mother do before departing for the refugee camp?

4. What color were the Communist soldiers dressed in?

5. What injury does Jantu's baby brother have?

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