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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarun announce to his family after the military demonstration and speech?
(a) That he hates war.
(b) That he wants to marry Nea immediately.
(c) That he is going to enlist.
(d) That he now wants to go home to Cambodia.

2. In what country had the author of the book grown up?
(a) China.
(b) Cambodia.
(c) The US.
(d) Thailand.

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

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 warning does Sarun give to the girls about their trip to get Jantu and Baby?
(a) To be sure to pray to Lord Buddha for a safe trip.
(b) To be careful not to lose their pass.
(c) To be careful not to catch a disease at the hospital.
(d) To return before nightfall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Khmer Rouge soldiers tell them over and over?

2. How many men jump out of the ambulance when it arrives?

3. What is the weather like on the day Dara and Nea start their journey to Khao I Dang?

4. What plea does Dara make to find her mother?

5. What does the man who talks soothingly to the baby look like?

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