In the Shadow of the Banyan: A Novel Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 26:

1.

Why does Raami have a difficult time choosing between her mother and her other family members when they are forced to separate? (from Chapters 10-14)

She believes her uncle and his family will be assigned to a better place to live.

She loves her grandmother more than her other relatives.

She feels protection in numbers with her uncle and his family.

She does not like her mother.

2.

Why does Raami have trouble recognizing the Revolutionaries as soldiers when she first meets one? (from Chapters 1-4 )

They are dressed in black plainclothes.

They are not ethnically Khmer.

They are kind.

They are very old.

3.

Why does Ayuravann not kill the turtle he has caught to make turtle soup? (from Chapters 10-14)

He does not want to kill another living thing, as the people themselves worry about their deaths.

The turtle is a holy symbol in the Buddhist religion.

He knows that Raami does not like to see anything slaughtered, so he kills the turtle in private.

The Sisowaths are vegetarians.

4.

Which of the following type of person does Raami see trying to hide his or her markers of difference from the Revolutionaries? (from Chapters 1-4 )

Intellectuals.

Fruit sellers.

Taxi drivers.

Farmers.

5.

How does Aana feel about her daughter’s culpability in Ayuravann and Radana’s deaths? (from Chapters 15-19 )

She does not believe Raami caused Ayuravann’s death, and she does not explain how she feels about Raami’s involvement in Radana’s death.

She does not believe Raami caused Ayuravann’s or Radana’s deaths.

She believes Raami caused both Ayuravann and Radana’s deaths.

She does not believe Raami caused Radana’s death, but she holds Raami responsible for Ayuravann’s death.

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