The Ung Family
Who is the author and main narrator of First They Killed My Father?
What is 1975?
What year did the Khmer Rouge take over Cambodia?
What is 1975?
What did Loung and her family have to do after leaving Phnom Penh?
They had to pretend to be poor peasants.
How old was Loung when the Khmer Rouge took power?
What is five years old?
What is one major theme of the book?
What is the loss of innocence?
Who was the leader of the Khmer Rouge regime?
Who is Pol Pot?
What kind of work did Loung’s family have to do in the countryside?
They worked in rice fields and farming camps.
What kind of work did Loung’s family have to do in the countryside?
They worked in rice fields and farming camps.
What emotion drives Loung’s will to survive?
What is anger (and love for her family)?
What does food often symbolize in the story?
What is survival and power?
What did the Khmer Rouge call their new society or regime?
What is Year Zero?
What were people given to eat each day?
What is a few spoonfuls of rice porridge?
What were people given to eat each day?
What is a few spoonfuls of rice porridge?
How does Loung survive after being separated from her family?
She joins a child soldier training camp.
What theme is shown when Loung becomes a soldier?
What is the impact of war on children?
What happened to people who were educated or wore glasses?
They were executed or punished as enemies of the regime.
What kind of camps were children sent to during the war?
What are labor or training camps?
What kind of camps were children sent to during the war?
What are labor or training camps?
What country does Loung’s family eventually escape to?
What is Thailand?
What symbol represents the destruction of family life?
What is the separation of Loung’s family?
What was the name of the communist party that ruled under Pol Pot?
What is the Communist Party of Kampuchea?
How did the Khmer Rouge control people’s lives and movements?
Through fear, spying, and punishment.
How did the Khmer Rouge control people’s lives and movements?
Through fear, spying, and punishment.
What do Loung’s family members dream of after the war?
To find each other and live free again.
What is the overall message Loung Ung wants readers to take away?
To remember history and prevent it from repeating.