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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. What does the cook call Dara on the next day in Chapter 12?
(a) A skinny, little orphan.
(b) A helpful little girl.
(c) A sweet and pretty girl.
(d) A nasty, little Cambodian.

2. Before Sarun goes to the flag-raising what does Jantu ask him to do?
(a) Arrange for the Red Cross van to take her to the hospital.
(b) Move her to the outside hammock.
(c) Extract the bullet.
(d) Bring her something to eat.

3. How many women were busy pounding rice?
(a) Ten women working in pairs.
(b) Eight women working in pairs.
(c) Four women working in pairs.
(d) Six women working in pairs.

4. What plea does Dara make to find her mother?
(a) She asks the magic marble for help her find her mother.
(b) She pleas with refugees she meets to help find her mother.
(c) She please with soldiers she meets to help find her mother.
(d) She asks Lord Buddha's help to find her mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Chnay and Dara do on the first day in the Khmer Serei military camp?

3. Where does Mother live after they return home to Siem Reap?

4. What does Nea say as she sobs after seeing Jantu is dead?

5. What was the name of the Vietnamese-backed government?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chnay give Dara and why won't he come with them?

2. Describe Dara's interaction with the little monkey chained in the kitchen.

3. What does Dara find when she returns to Nong Chan?

4. What tragic event happens in the forest after the sun has gone down when Dara, Nea, Jantu and Baby are returning to the base camp?

5. What happens when Dara asks Sarun to get the pass?

6. In Chapter 18 what does Nea reveal to Dara about the marbles?

7. How is Dara reunited with her family at the end of Chapter 12?

8. What does Jantu request that Dara do at the end of Chapter 16?

9. How does Dara's mother tend to Jantu after she'd brought back to the base camp in Chapter 16?

10. What do Dara and Chnay see when they get part way into the forest on their way to find Sarun and the family?

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