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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Chnay?
(a) One of Jantu's cousins.
(b) A young soldier.
(c) One of Dara's neighbors from her village.
(d) An orphan and a bully.

2. Who had ruled Cambodia when Dara was two- or three-years-old?
(a) Prince Sihanouk.
(b) Prince Soknung.
(c) Prince Singnang.
(d) Prince Songdacha.

3. What does Sarun start doing after breakfast?
(a) He explores the camp.
(b) He starts building a shelter.
(c) He prayswith his mother to Buddha.
(d) He goes off with another Cambodian boy.

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

5. How does Jantu comfort Dara at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) She sings Dara a lullaby.
(b) She tells her a comforting story.
(c) She makes her a magic clay marble.
(d) She tells Dara how proud she is of her.

6. How old is Dara in Chapter 3?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Thirteen.

7. What happened to the author on her first day at the border?
(a) A little girl shared her rice with her.
(b) A little child gave her a ball of mud.
(c) A little child hugged her.
(d) A mother thanked her for coming.

8. What is Baby's real name?
(a) Sirung.
(b) Palm.
(c) Nebut.
(d) Ningnong.

9. Where is the hospital where they take Jantu and Baby to located?
(a) In the Khao I Dang refugee camp.
(b) In the Nong Chan refugee camp.
(c) In the Ming I Ho refugee camp.
(d) In the Lu Ho Nong refugee camp.

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

11. With whom does Jantu compare the leaders of Cambodia in her teaching story?
(a) Five blind men.
(b) Four deaf brothers.
(c) Four stupid brothers.
(d) Four crippled men.

12. What was the color of the armbands worn by the officials who ushered the registered team of men into the corrals where the sacks of rice had been placed?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

13. What river 80 miles upstream from Cambodia did the author stroll along?
(a) The Yangtze River.
(b) The Cambodian River.
(c) The Yellow River.
(d) The Mecong River.

14. 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) Dangthek.
(d) Ramwong.

15. What is Grandpa Kem's team told to do after they register at the camp headquarters?
(a) Return in two days.
(b) Return the next day.
(c) Wait to be notified at their shelter.
(d) Return in three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who wrote this book?

2. What injury does Jantu's baby brother have?

3. What did the ruler who had ruled Cambodia when Dara was two- or three-years-old look like?

4. Where do the villagers hide during the bombing?

5. What is Dara staring at when Jantu pulls her away?

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