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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why isn't Dara's family at the campsite when Dara arrives there?
(a) They went home to Cambodia.
(b) They went to look for Dara, Jantu and Baby.
(c) They were killed in a bombing.
(d) They went to the soldiers' base camp to be safe.

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

3. How many children do Nea and Sarun have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. Who goes to the flag-raising to see Sarun?
(a) Nea and Dara.
(b) Nea and Mother.
(c) Nea, Mother, Dara and Chnay.
(d) Nea, Mother and Grandpa Kem.

5. How old is Duoic?
(a) Thirteen or fourteen.
(b) Fifteen or sixteen.
(c) Eight or nine.
(d) Ten or eleven.

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

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

8. When Dara asks Chnay in what direction her family went, what does he answer?
(a) Northwest.
(b) Southwest.
(c) Northeast.
(d) Southeast.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What does Dara have to do on the afternoon of the second day?
(a) Winnow rice.
(b) Cook beans.
(c) Chop vegetables.
(d) Cook rice.

15. How many soldiers marched up to the flag pole and fired their guns?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eleven.
(c) A dozen.
(d) Fourteen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the girls taking turns doing when they are walking in the forest toward the base camp?

3. What is Jantu's second request of Dara after her baby brother is in the hammock with her?

4. 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?

5. What does Jantu first ask Dara to do?

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