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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. Where do the villagers hide during the bombing?
(a) In trenches dug by the farmers.
(b) In the temple.
(c) In the forest.
(d) In their houses.

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

3. How many times a day are the bombs dropped on the village?
(a) As often as five or six times a day.
(b) About twice a day.
(c) As otten as three or four times a day.
(d) Once a day.

4. How old are most of the children lined up at the food truck?
(a) Eight or nine.
(b) Five or six.
(c) Ten or eleven.
(d) Six or seven.

5. In what year did the Khmer Rouge declare victory in Cambodia?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1975.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the Communist soldiers tell the villagers?

3. How old is Dara in Chapter 3?

4. How old is Jantu in Chapter 3?

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

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