The Clay Marble: And Related Readings Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Minfong Ho
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The Clay Marble: And Related Readings Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What disturbs the relative peace in the camp?
(a) Families fighting with one another.
(b) Bombs, shelling and soldiers recruiting.
(c) Sudden food shortage.
(d) An outbreak of a contagious disease.

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

5. What did the ruler who had ruled Cambodia when Dara was two- or three-years-old look like?
(a) Thin and dark.
(b) Sad and little.
(c) Large with a mean face.
(d) Round-faced and smiling.

6. 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.

7. What does the man who talks soothingly to the baby look like?
(a) He's a small, thin Cambodian medic.
(b) He's a white foreigner with a black beard.
(c) He's a Thai Red Cross worker.
(d) He's a white foreigner with a bushy red beard.

8. What happens when Dara and Jantu investigate a food truck they see along the way?
(a) They find some hot stew made of yellow squash over rice.
(b) They encounter some mean soldiers.
(c) Bombs drop, destroying the truck and hurting Baby.
(d) They find some fruit in a pot.

9. How did the author serve the refugees in Thailand?
(a) She taught the children.
(b) She helped set up supplementary feeding programs.
(c) She administered first aid.
(d) She told stories to the children.

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

11. Who was the head of the Khmer Rouge?
(a) Chang Ho.
(b) Dnang Pot.
(c) Pol Pot.
(d) Ho Chi Minh.

12. What is the something special that Sarun told Nea he had brought back?
(a) A new sarong for her.
(b) A bag of fruit.
(c) Vegetables for a stew for the evening meal.
(d) Rice seed specially treated against insects and mildew.

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

14. What was Dara's village like when she was two- or three-years-old?
(a) Ravaged and bombed.
(b) Peaceful and prosperous.
(c) Poor and needy.
(d) Almost empty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What persuades the family to start packing?

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

3. When Dara arrives at the Tamarind tree how many people are already lying under it?

4. What color were the Vietnamese uniforms?

5. What does Sarun want to do in the beginning of Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

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