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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time is it when they finally arrive at the Khao I Dang refugee camp?
(a) 2 pm.
(b) 3 pm.
(c) 1 pm.
(d) High noon.

2. What do Dara and Chnay see in a clearing in the forest?
(a) Soldiers marching and singing.
(b) Young women and men dancing.
(c) Refugee families around campfires.
(d) A herd of deer.

3. What is the weather like on the day Dara and Nea start their journey to Khao I Dang?
(a) The sun is shining.
(b) It's windy and cold.
(c) It's pouring rain.
(d) A light rain is falling.

4. What had Dara wished she had been able to give Jantu?
(a) A figure of Lord Buddha.
(b) Something she had made.
(c) A songbook.
(d) A book of folktales.

5. What is in the middle of the clearing in the forest?
(a) A tall bamboo watch tower.
(b) The Khmer Serei General.
(c) The Thai flag.
(d) The blue and white Khmer Serei flag.

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

7. Who is the last member of the family to agree to go with the caravan before Sarun agreed to go?
(a) Dara.
(b) Mother.
(c) Nea.
(d) Grandpa Kem.

8. What does Dara see in the fading sunlight on her way back to the campsite?
(a) The river.
(b) The stone pillar.
(c) Silhouettes of the tall watch towers.
(d) The huge tamarind tree.

9. What had Dara placed over Jantu before she was cremated?
(a) Wild roses and lilies.
(b) Wild cleome and morning glories.
(c) Heather and daisies.
(d) Lupine and black-eyed susans.

10. What do Chnay and Dara do on the first day in the Khmer Serei military camp?
(a) Circle outer edges of the camp searching for Dara's familly.
(b) They rest and pray to Lord Buddha for hellp.
(c) They ask everyone if they have seen Dara's family.
(d) They search for food.

11. Why does Dara call to Mother and Nea in alarm in the morning?
(a) Jantu's cheek feels hot.
(b) Jantu's body feelscold.
(c) Jantu is moaning loudly.
(d) Jantu's wound has started bleeding more.

12. What character quality do Dara and Sarun discuss as they talk of Sarun's enlisting in the war?
(a) Toughness.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Gentleness.
(d) Courage.

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

14. What does Jantu ask Dara to sing to her and her baby brother?
(a) A song about women winnowing rice.
(b) A song about young Cambodian lovers.
(c) A song about fairies and elves.
(d) A song about home.

15. Where does the cook take Dara on the next day in Chapter 12?
(a) To Kung Silor.
(b) To the orchard to pick fruit.
(c) To the garden to gather vegetables.
(d) Past the parade grounds to a low, thatched shed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Nea, Dara and the others have prepared the ox carts for the trip home; in how many days will the caravan to Siem Reap leave?

3. What does Duoic finally do for himself after he had tried to get someone else to do it for him?

4. Where had Nea and Dara parked the oxcarts?

5. What does Sarun announce to his family after the military demonstration and speech?

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