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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A dirt road linked the refugee camp with what Thai town?
(a) Aranyaprathet.
(b) Arandnang.
(c) Laochan.
(d) Khao Dang.
2. Where was Jantu's father killed?
(a) On the front porch of her house.
(b) In th e rice paddy behind her house.
(c) In the mango orchard behind her house.
(d) In the guava orchard behind her house.
3. Who was the head of the Khmer Rouge?
(a) Chang Ho.
(b) Dnang Pot.
(c) Pol Pot.
(d) Ho Chi Minh.
4. How did the author view the refugees?
(a) As suffering, hungry people.
(b) As victims of a ruthless regime.
(c) As victors determined to start their lives over.
(d) As poor, needy people.
5. The author of the book took a leave of absence from what university in order to travel to Thailand?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Cornell University.
6. What is Dara staring at when Jantu pulls her away?
(a) A little lost girl holding a doll.
(b) A little lost dog.
(c) A baby crying.
(d) A man with no legs.
7. What does Jantu do to the clay marble to make it magic?
(a) She carves a tiny d into it with a tiny stick.
(b) She blows on it.
(c) She asks Buddha to bless it.
(d) She blesses it.
8. What is the mobile Jantu makes?
(a) Two delicate dolls husking rice.
(b) Two dogs playing.
(c) Two farmers planting rince.
(d) Two mothers rocking their babies.
9. What is the name of the woman who wrote this book?
(a) Waeprae Ho.
(b) Fongchu Ho.
(c) Minfong Ho.
(d) Leesong Ho.
10. What else happened to Cambodians during the Khmer Rouge regime?
(a) Their schools were shut down.
(b) They were shut off from the rest of the world.
(c) They didn't have enough food.
(d) They weren't allowed to pray to Buddha.
11. How far is the camp headquarters from where Dara's family is living?
(a) Three and a half miles.
(b) One and a half miles.
(c) Two miles.
(d) Three miles.
12. What is the name of the folktale Jantu tells Dara about a coward who turns into a hero?
(a) "Khong the Brave".
(b) "Longlu the Coward".
(c) "Palm the Powerful".
(d) "Kling the Fearful".
13. 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.
14. What does Nea ask Dara to do at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Help wash the sarongs.
(b) Help cook breakfast.
(c) Help carry water back from the well.
(d) Help take care of baby.
15. What does Jantu do when she wants absolute silence?
(a) She prays to Buddha for silence.
(b) She shouts "Keep quiet now".
(c) She folds her arms and glares.
(d) She wears a frown of concentration.
Short Answer Questions
1. What happened when Vietnamese troops invaded Cambodia?
2. What makes Dara happy when she thinks of her father?
3. What disturbs the relative peace in the camp?
4. With whom does Jantu compare the leaders of Cambodia in her teaching story?
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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