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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dara see when she wakes up the morning they are to leave for Siem Reap?
(a) Nea rocking Baby.
(b) The oxen pawing the earth eager to go.
(c) Her family already eating breakfast.
(d) A full moon and a bright morning star.

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

4. How is Khao I Dang different from Nong Chan?
(a) Everything is in perfect order.
(b) There's a huge lake in the middle of the camp.
(c) There are many fruit trees.
(d) It's surrounded by a high wooden fence.

5. 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) Nea flirts with him.
(d) He is suddenly ashamed of himself for his selfishness.

6. Where is Jantu's wound located on her body?
(a) From her left shoulder to her right nipple.
(b) Straight across her chest.
(c) Between her right nipple and her belly button.
(d) Between her left nipple and her belly button.

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

8. What is Dara doing as she talks with Sarun about enlisting versus going home to plant rice?
(a) Shaking with emotion.
(b) Shaping a clay marble.
(c) Crying.
(d) Silently praying to Lord Buddha.

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

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

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

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

13. When is the next distribution of milled rice supposed to take place according to the cook?
(a) In two weeks.
(b) Never.
(c) In a week.
(d) After the flag-raising.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dara do after lunch on the first day in the kitchen?

2. How old is Duoic?

3. How long has it been since Dara saw Jantu and her baby brother in Chapter 13?

4. Before Sarun goes to the flag-raising what does Jantu ask him to do?

5. When Nea and Dara ask Sarun to get the pass to Khao I Dang from his commanding officer what does he say?

(see the answer keys)

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