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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what direction was the sound that Dara and Sarun heard coming?
(a) The west.
(b) The east.
(c) The south.
(d) The north.

2. In what year did the Khmer Rouge declare victory in Cambodia?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1970.

3. 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 Lu Ho Nong refugee camp.
(d) In the Ming I Ho refugee camp.

4. What does Nea ask Dara to do at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Help carry water back from the well.
(b) Help wash the sarongs.
(c) Help cook breakfast.
(d) Help take care of baby.

5. What is the name of the refugee camp on the Thai-Cambodian border?
(a) Ning Chang.
(b) Siem Chan.
(c) Nong Chan.
(d) Lul Chan.

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

7. What is the name of the lake by Dara's old village?
(a) Waeprae lake.
(b) Tonle Sap lake.
(c) Tonse Hon lake.
(d) Thinlong lake.

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

9. How old is Jantu in Chapter 3?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Fifteen
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Twelve.

10. What group inside Cambodia is mobilizing its forces for one last attack as part of their dry season offensive?
(a) The Khmer Rouge.
(b) The Vietnamese.
(c) The Khmer People's National Liberation soldiers.
(d) The Khmer Serei.

11. What does Jantu make out of wild vines?
(a) A delicate bracelet.
(b) A green crown for Dara's head.
(c) A delicate necklace for Dara.
(d) A miniature swing for the toy village.

12. What is the Khmer Serei resistance doing to counter the Vietnamese attack?
(a) Building up their arms.
(b) Invading Cambodia.
(c) Fleeing deeper into Thailand.
(d) Recruiting more men.

13. What does Sarun return with from the second mass distribution?
(a) Hoe heads and fishnets.
(b) More rice seed.
(c) Vegetables for stew.
(d) Varous fruits.

14. How many men jump out of the ambulance when it arrives?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Dara happy when she thinks of her father?

2. What disturbs the relative peace in the camp?

3. A dirt road linked the refugee camp with what Thai town?

4. What is Baby's real name?

5. Why do the Communists kill Dara's father?

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