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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Jantu and Dara take their food truck food to eat it?
(a) Under the shade of an acacia tree.
(b) Under the shade of a tamarind tree.
(c) To the stream running through the camp.
(d) Back to their shelter.

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

3. What does the family talk about first when they are reunited and sit around the campfire?
(a) The magic marble.
(b) The coming monsoons.
(c) Sarun's transformation into a soldier.
(d) Going home to their village.

4. How many years did Cambodia's history date back to in the Preface?
(a) Over two thousand years.
(b) Over one thousand years.
(c) Over three thousand years.
(d) Over 700 years.

5. What does Sarun want to do in the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Gather supplies and go home to plant before the monsoons.
(b) Settle in Thailand.
(c) Emigrate to the United States
(d) Join the army and fight for Cambodia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jantu tell Dara after all her dolls and toys had been destroyed?

2. What does Dara protest about to the cook on the second afternoon in Chapter 12?

3. What does Dara's mother do before departing for the refugee camp?

4. Who helps Dara get a job in the camp kitchen?

5. What does Sarun start doing after breakfast?

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