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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dara staring at when Jantu pulls her away?

2. What kind of trees are on the trail in Chapter 1?

3. During the last two hundred years whose colonialism had Cambodia survived?

4. What does Jantu make out of wild vines?

5. In what country had the author of the book grown up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened during the 1970s which led to open conflict in Cambodia?

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

3. How are mangoes important in Jantu's and Dara's lives?

4. What is left of Nea's family?

5. Why does Dara's family decide to travel to the refugee camp on the Thai-Cambodian border?

6. What do Sarun and his family do after their first breakfast in the camp?

7. What are the basic rations refugee families receive and what do they do when they first arrive at camp?

8. What does Sarun proudly show Nea when he returns from the distribution center?

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

10. Who is hurt during the bombing of the trucks and what is done about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What did Dara's family talk about around the campfire after they had been re-united at the base camp? Mention some of the comments of the people there.

2. What did Nea say about the magic marble?

3. How had Sarun changed since he arrived at the base camp?

4.Choose two of the topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1. Describe the discussion Dara , Sarun and Nea had about the special pass Dara had to have to go to the hospital to get Jantu and Baby. What did Sarun say was preventing him from getting the pass right away?

What was going to take place that also prevented him from going?

2. When Dara said they should go and get Jantu the next day, what did Sarun reply? What were his excuses not to go right away?

3. Instead of planting rice what are Sarun's concerns and interests now?

4. Choose two of the above to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1. What was the story of "Khong the Brave" ? Tell the story.

2. What is the story of the famiy of deaf men that Jantu told to Dara? How does it relate to the war in Cambodia?

3. What did Jantu make with her hands? What materials did she use?

4. Choose two of the above topics to write on.

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