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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Dara and Chnay sleep that first night in the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Under a huge Tamarind tree.
(b) In a shelter they shared with a refugee family.
(c) In an abandoned lean-to with torn thatching for a roof.
(d) In a grove of guava trees.

2. Who tends to Jantu when she is brought back to the base camp wounded?
(a) Sarun.
(b) Dara.
(c) Mother.
(d) Nea.

3. Who rushes to the hammock after Nea utters a cry?
(a) Dara and Grandpa Kem.
(b) Sarun.
(c) Dara.
(d) Mother and Grandpa Kem.

4. What warning does Sarun give to the girls about their trip to get Jantu and Baby?
(a) To be careful not to catch a disease at the hospital.
(b) To be sure to pray to Lord Buddha for a safe trip.
(c) To return before nightfall.
(d) To be careful not to lose their pass.

5. What does Grandpa Kem do when left behind with Jantu, Baby and Dara?
(a) He prepares a rice meal for Jantu and Dara.
(b) He helps Dara put cool cloths on Jantu's wound.
(c) He tells the girls an old folktale to make them feel better.
(d) He gathers straw for the oxen.

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

7. How many tries did Chnay make in order to perfect the wooden cowbell he carved for Dara?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

8. Where do Chnay and Dara pause after going down a path veering off from the square farther into the camp?
(a) At a narrow wooden bridge spanning a deep trench.
(b) At a tamarind tree when they stop to rest.
(c) At a large wooden shelter that smelled of food.
(d) At a stream where they bathed their feet.

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

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

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

12. What is the leader of the base camp wearing around his neck?
(a) A huge bear's tooth.
(b) A huge tiger's tooth.
(c) A bronze Khmer Serei emblem.
(d) A silver figure of Buddha.

13. What does Jantu first ask Dara to do?
(a) Put her baby brother in the hammock.
(b) Bring her some rice.
(c) Make a new magic marble.
(d) Promise to take her to the hospital the next day.

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

15. What makes Sarun change his mind and go ask for the pass?
(a) Mother pleads with him.
(b) Dara threatens to go to Kung Silor herself and ask.
(c) He is suddenly ashamed of himself for his selfishness.
(d) Nea flirts with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away is the base camp where Dara wants to search for her family?

2. Where had Nea and Dara parked the oxcarts?

3. What character quality do Dara and Sarun discuss as they talk of Sarun's enlisting in the war?

4. When does Chnay show up for food on the first day Dara works in the kitchen?

5. What is the weather like on the day Dara and Nea start their journey to Khao I Dang?

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