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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. How did the author view the refugees?
(a) As victims of a ruthless regime.
(b) As poor, needy people.
(c) As victors determined to start their lives over.
(d) As suffering, hungry people.

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

3. What is the name of the woman who wrote this book?
(a) Fongchu Ho.
(b) Leesong Ho.
(c) Minfong Ho.
(d) Waeprae Ho.

4. What is the name of the refugee camp on the Thai-Cambodian border?
(a) Ning Chang.
(b) Siem Chan.
(c) Nong Chan.
(d) Lul Chan.

5. What marked the beginning of Cambodia's rich history?
(a) .The building of the first Cambodian pagoda.
(b) The building of the Buddhist temple complex of Angkor.
(c) The festival of the rice harvest.
(d) The festival of the lights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else happened to Cambodians during the Khmer Rouge regime?

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

3. From what direction was the sound that Dara and Sarun heard coming?

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

5. How many times a day are the bombs dropped on the village?

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