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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jantu tell Dara after all her dolls and toys had been destroyed?
(a) "Never mind, we can always start something new".
(b) "I'll never make a toy again."
(c) "My heart is broken like the toys."
(d) "Life is so hard."

2. When Dara arrives at the Tamarind tree how many people are already lying under it?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

3. 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.

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

5. Where was Jantu's father killed?
(a) On the front porch of her house.
(b) In the guava orchard behind her house.
(c) In the mango orchard behind her house.
(d) In th e rice paddy behind her house.

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

7. What does the man in the folktale brag he killed?
(a) A leopard.
(b) A panther.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A snake.

8. The author of the book took a leave of absence from what university in order to travel to Thailand?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Cornell University.

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

10. What else happened to Cambodians during the Khmer Rouge regime?
(a) They weren't allowed to pray to Buddha.
(b) They didn't have enough food.
(c) Their schools were shut down.
(d) They were shut off from the rest of the world.

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

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

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

14. How many Cambodian men, women and children were killed under the Khmer Rouge dictatorship?
(a) More than one million.
(b) More than 70 thousand.
(c) More than a million and a half.
(d) More than 80 thousand.

15. Where does Jantu like to play?
(a) By the ox cart.
(b) Near the stone pillar.
(c) Under the huge tamarind tree.
(d) In the shelter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the refugee camp on the Thai-Cambodian border?

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

3. What does Jantu make out of wild vines?

4. What is Jantu's personality like?

5. What group inside Cambodia is mobilizing its forces for one last attack as part of their dry season offensive?

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