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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A dirt road linked the refugee camp with what Thai town?
(a) Khao Dang.
(b) Laochan.
(c) Aranyaprathet.
(d) Arandnang.

2. What is the name of the dance the young men and women would dance at harvest time back in Dara's village?
(a) Siemwong.
(b) Waeprong.
(c) Ramwong.
(d) Dangthek.

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

4. What does Jantu make out of banana leaves?
(a) A bracelet for Dara and one for herself.
(b) A plump goldfish or angular frogs.
(c) Tiny hammocks for her clay village.
(d) Two small boats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the folktale Jantu tells Dara about a coward who turns into a hero?

2. The author of the book took a leave of absence from what university in order to travel to Thailand?

3. Where do Jantu and Dara take their food truck food to eat it?

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

5. What color were the Communist soldiers dressed in?

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