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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the something special that Sarun told Nea he had brought back?
(a) Rice seed specially treated against insects and mildew.
(b) A bag of fruit.
(c) A new sarong for her.
(d) Vegetables for a stew for the evening meal.

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

3. What kind of trees are on the trail in Chapter 1?
(a) Mango and teak trees.
(b) Bamboo and palm trees.
(c) Wild tamarind and rain trees.
(d) Banana and Guava trees.

4. What happened when Vietnamese troops invaded Cambodia?
(a) Cambodians began to back the Khmer Rouge.
(b) Cambodians suffered even more hardship.
(c) Cambodians gave up all hope.
(d) Cambodians were able to flee their country.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A dirt road linked the refugee camp with what Thai town?

2. What is the name of the dance the young men and women would dance at harvest time back in Dara's village?

3. What did the ruler who had ruled Cambodia when Dara was two- or three-years-old look like?

4. What is Grandpa Kem's team told to do after they register at the camp headquarters?

5. How old are most of the children lined up at the food truck?

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