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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had ruled Cambodia when Dara was two- or three-years-old?
(a) Prince Soknung.
(b) Prince Singnang.
(c) Prince Songdacha.
(d) Prince Sihanouk.

2. How old are most of the children lined up at the food truck?
(a) Six or seven.
(b) Five or six.
(c) Eight or nine.
(d) Ten or eleven.

3. How many men jump out of the ambulance when it arrives?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. In what country had the author of the book grown up?
(a) China.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Cambodia.
(d) The US.

5. What does Jantu tell Dara after all her dolls and toys had been destroyed?
(a) "I'll never make a toy again."
(b) "Never mind, we can always start something new".
(c) "Life is so hard."
(d) "My heart is broken like the toys."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Grandpa Kem's team told to do after they register at the camp headquarters?

2. Which members of Jantu's family had died during the long war years?

3. Who does Dara unintentionally knock down in the thronging crowd of refugees?

4. How many years did Cambodia's history date back to in the Preface?

5. With whom does Jantu compare the leaders of Cambodia in her teaching story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jantu make?

2. Cambodia's history dated back how many years to the building of what?

3. What is left of Nea's family?

4. What is the lunch truck?

5. What does Jantu make for Dara that makes her feel better after Chnay destroys a pair of dolls Jantu made?

6. Describe the first person to welcome Dara's family to Nong Chan.

7. What two important events happened in Southeast Asia in 1975?

8. The author of this book left what university in what year to return to Thailand and help the refugees?

9. Who marched into Dara's village shortly after she turned twelve and what did they do?

10. What suddenly disturbs the relative peace of the camp?

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