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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. What else happened to Cambodians during the Khmer Rouge regime?
(a) They weren't allowed to pray to Buddha.
(b) They were shut off from the rest of the world.
(c) Their schools were shut down.
(d) They didn't have enough food.

2. How many years did Cambodia's history date back to in the Preface?
(a) Over 700 years.
(b) Over two thousand years.
(c) Over one thousand years.
(d) Over three thousand years.

3. What color were the Vietnamese uniforms?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

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

5. What did the ruler who had ruled Cambodia when Dara was two- or three-years-old look like?
(a) Round-faced and smiling.
(b) Thin and dark.
(c) Large with a mean face.
(d) Sad and little.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Nea who welcomed Dara's family to the refugee camp?

2. What happened in the same year the Khmer Rouge declared victory in Cambodia?

3. In what country had the author of the book grown up?

4. What is the name of the refugee camp on the Thai-Cambodian border?

5. What is the name of the woman who wrote this book?

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