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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sarun's reaction when Dara and Nea show him the the oxcarts fully packed and ready to go?
(a) He is proud of Dara and Nea.
(b) He is overjoyed.
(c) He is ashamed.
(d) He is surprised and angry.

2. Where had Nea and Dara parked the oxcarts?
(a) In a banana grove.
(b) By a large tamarind tree.
(c) In the forest near the base camp.
(d) Next to the parade ground.

3. What does Dara do the next morning in the kitchen?
(a) Starts the lunch.
(b) Scrubs very dirty pots.
(c) Polishes silverware.
(d) Peels potatoes.

4. How long has it been since Dara saw Jantu and her baby brother in Chapter 13?
(a) Over a month.
(b) Over a week.
(c) Over five days.
(d) Over two weeks.

5. What does Sarun say is the big chance he now has?
(a) He will be marrying Nea soon.
(b) He is able to join Kung Silor's army.
(c) He will soon drive the family oxcart home to Siem Reap.
(d) He has sentry duty and can use his gun.

6. What does the family talk about first when they are reunited and sit around the campfire?
(a) Going home to their village.
(b) Sarun's transformation into a soldier.
(c) The coming monsoons.
(d) The magic marble.

7. Who gives Dara a handful of rice the next morning in Chapter 9?
(a) A little boy.
(b) A friendly woman.
(c) A teenaged girl.
(d) A kind old man.

8. How often does Mother visit Dara after they return home?
(a) Almost every day.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Almost every week.
(d) Almost every other day.

9. When does Chnay show up for food on the first day Dara works in the kitchen?
(a) At night when it had started to rain.
(b) When it is pitch-dark and the full moon has risen.
(c) In the evening when the crescent moon hung in the sky.
(d) When the sun was just setting.

10. What tragic event happens in the forest on the way back to the base camp?
(a) Jantu is shot and mortally wounded.
(b) Dara is shot in the leg.
(c) Sarun shootsand hits one of the girls.
(d) Nea is shot and mortally wounded.

11. What kind of moon is rising as Dara tries to find her way back to her family?
(a) A crescent moon.
(b) A full moon.
(c) A half moon.
(d) A quarter moon.

12. Where does Mother live after they return home to Siem Reap?
(a) With Nea and Sarun.
(b) Alone.
(c) With Grandpa Kem.
(d) With a neighbor.

13. What are the girls taking turns doing when they are walking in the forest toward the base camp?
(a) Feeding Baby.
(b) Holding Baby.
(c) Rubbing each other's backs.
(d) Singing to Baby.

14. When does Sarun ask his commanding officer for the pass?
(a) That same day.
(b) The next day, after the flag-raising.
(c) The next week.
(d) In two weeks.

15. The words spoken over the loudspeaker during the demonstration are likened to what?
(a) Paper streamers fluttering in the air.
(b) Words of a hypnotist to his patient.
(c) Bullets flying through the air.
(d) Cheers during a sports game.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Khao I Dang different from Nong Chan?

2. Who is the leader of the Khmer Serei soldiers?

3. What does Nea say as she sobs after seeing Jantu is dead?

4. Who rushes to the hammock after Nea utters a cry?

5. Who goes to the flag-raising to see Sarun?

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