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

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

3. How many years had passed in the Afterword since the time at the border?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

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

5. When do Dara and Nea ask Sarun to get them a pass to find Jantu and Baby?
(a) Before he leaves for his military drills the next morning.
(b) During his military drills.
(c) At night in front of the camp fire.
(d) They wake him in the night.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what kind of tree was the skylark perched when Dara heard it sing?

2. What does Jantu ask Dara to sing to her and her baby brother?

3. What delicious food does Dara smell in the camp?

4. What time is it when they finally arrive at the Khao I Dang refugee camp?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Chnay tell Dara when she accuses him of breaking the clay dolls?

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

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. Describe Jantu's cremation.

7. Describe the morning they leave for home.

8. What is the legacy of the magic marble and the clay toys Jantu taught Dara to make?

9. Where do they sleep the first night in the forest?

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

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