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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. How old is Jantu in Chapter 3?
(a) Fifteen
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Twelve.

2. What is the name of the folktale Jantu tells Dara about a coward who turns into a hero?
(a) "Kling the Fearful".
(b) "Longlu the Coward".
(c) "Palm the Powerful".
(d) "Khong the Brave".

3. 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) Ramwong.
(c) Waeprong.
(d) Dangthek.

4. What color were the Communist soldiers dressed in?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Khaki.
(d) Black.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sound does Dara hear in the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. Why do the Communists kill Dara's father?

4. Who is Chnay?

5. What does Jantu whittle out of a knobby branch?

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