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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jantu whittle out of a knobby branch?
(a) A mango tree.
(b) A tamarind tree.
(c) A cane for Mother.
(d) A whirling top.

2. What happened in the same year the Khmer Rouge declared victory in Cambodia?
(a) The US entered the Vietnam war.
(b) South and North Vietnam turned against one another.
(c) The Communists "liberated" Vietnam.
(d) Cambodians rallied under one of their soldiers.

3. What did the author of the book do when she arrived in Thailand?
(a) Visited relatives.
(b) Joined an international relief agency.
(c) Started a journal.
(d) Took photographs.

4. How far is the camp headquarters from where Dara's family is living?
(a) Three and a half miles.
(b) Three miles.
(c) One and a half miles.
(d) Two miles.

5. Who lets big, red stinging ants crawl on his arm?
(a) Granpa Kem.
(b) Sarun.
(c) Baby.
(d) Chnay.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which members of Jantu's family had died during the long war years?

3. How does Jantu comfort Dara at the end of Chapter 8?

4. From what direction was the sound that Dara and Sarun heard coming?

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

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