View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Duoic finally do for himself after he had tried to get someone else to do it for him?
(a) Arrange his pillows.
(b) Get a book from under his bed.
(c) Call a nurse.
(d) Get his water bottle.

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

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) A light rain is falling.
(d) It's pouring rain.

4. Where is most of the fighting taking place?
(a) In the West.
(b) In the East.
(c) On the border.
(d) In the North.

5. What kind of personality does the cook have?
(a) Sad and introverted.
(b) Mean-tempered.
(c) Jolly.
(d) Fatherly.

6. What does Dara protest about to the cook on the second afternoon in Chapter 12?
(a) The cook was mistreating the workers.
(b) The cook was hoarding rice for himself.
(c) The women were pounding special rice seed for planting.
(d) The cook wasn't feeding the monkey.

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

8. What does Dara do after lunch on the first day in the kitchen?
(a) Peels a huge basket of garlic.
(b) Peels potatoes.
(c) Chops huge piles of herbs.
(d) Peels a huge basket of yellow squash for a stew.

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

10. What do Nea and Dara do after loading the carts?
(a) They rest for a day and massage each other.
(b) They dance around the Tamarind tree with joy.
(c) They give prayers of thanks to Lord Buddha.
(d) They have a celebration with stew over rice.

11. In what kind of tree was the skylark perched when Dara heard it sing?
(a) Guava.
(b) Tamarind.
(c) Sandalwood.
(d) Jacaranda.

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

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

14. How many children does Dara have?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

15. What does Dara's mother smell like when she holds Dara in her arms?
(a) Wet earth after a rainstorm.
(b) Sweet flowers that used to grow in Dara's village.
(c) Rice and stew.
(d) Bamboo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Duoic?

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

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

4. Where do Dara and Chnay sleep that first night in the beginning of Chapter 11?

5. What is Dara doing as she talks with Sarun about enlisting versus going home to plant rice?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 568 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample