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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Communists kill Dara's father?
(a) To put fear into the villagers.
(b) He was sick.
(c) He taunted the Communists.
(d) He knew how to read and write and taught the children.

2. How did the author serve the refugees in Thailand?
(a) She taught the children.
(b) She helped set up supplementary feeding programs.
(c) She administered first aid.
(d) She told stories to the children.

3. How old is Nea who welcomed Dara's family to the refugee camp?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Eighteen or nineteen.
(c) seventeen.
(d) Sixteen.

4. Who was the head of the Khmer Rouge?
(a) Dnang Pot.
(b) Chang Ho.
(c) Ho Chi Minh.
(d) Pol Pot.

5. What does Dara's mother do before departing for the refugee camp?
(a) She digs up her silver Buddha figure.
(b) She gathers her family around her, telling them she loved them.
(c) She packs the family's clothes.
(d) She packs provisions of rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused open conflict to break out in Cambodia in the 1970s

2. What river 80 miles upstream from Cambodia did the author stroll along?

3. What is the name of Dara's village?

4. What marked the beginning of Cambodia's rich history?

5. What kind of trees are on the trail in Chapter 1?

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