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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 do the Khmer Rouge soldiers tell them over and over?
(a) Cambodians were inferior people.
(b) They loved Cambodians.
(c) Cambodia was a family, the Communist party the parent.
(d) Prosperous times were coming.

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

3. What caused open conflict to break out in Cambodia in the 1970s
(a) War with Thailand.
(b) War with Vietnam.
(c) The U.S., Soviet Union and China backing political groups.
(d) The rich versus the poor people in Cambodia.

4. How many Cambodian men, women and children were killed under the Khmer Rouge dictatorship?
(a) More than a million and a half.
(b) More than 80 thousand.
(c) More than 70 thousand.
(d) More than one million.

5. What is the name of Dara's village?
(a) Sniep Riem.
(b) Siam Rang.
(c) Siem Riep.
(d) Dnang Reep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened when Vietnamese troops invaded Cambodia?

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

4. What color were the Communist soldiers dressed in?

5. How did the author view the refugees?

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