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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man who introduces himself as Khalid’s new lawyer in Chapter 24?
(a) Abdul Al-Farran.
(b) Mr. Hanwood.
(c) Masud Al-Dossadi.
(d) Harry Peterson.

2. Where did Khalid first meet Niamh last year, according to the narrator in Chapter 18?
(a) The library.
(b) The science lab.
(c) The museum.
(d) The cafeteria.

3. Tariq tells Khalid that he lied to the authorities and said that Khalid’s father was what, in Chapter 23?
(a) A devout jihadist.
(b) Osama Bin Laden’s second cousin.
(c) A supporter of Saddam Hussein.
(d) A fund-raiser for extremists.

4. Where do the American military men tell Khalid he is going in Chapter 26?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Guantanamo Bay.
(d) Home.

5. Who does Aadab say is her new best friend when she talks to Khalid on the phone after he’s arrived in England in Chapter 27?
(a) Hareema.
(b) Nico.
(c) Niamh.
(d) Aadab.

6. Who is waiting at Khalid’s home when he returns after looking for Nico in Chapter 28?
(a) Mr. Peterson.
(b) Mr. Tagg.
(c) Mr. Hanwood.
(d) Mr. Stewart.

7. Who does Khalid learn left school at sixteen for his apprenticeship with British Gas in Chapter 28?
(a) Mikael.
(b) Nico.
(c) Holgy.
(d) Tony Banda.

8. As Khalid considers his life prior to his imprisonment in Chapter 18, he thinks, “Although he likes to give the impression he’s all right with girls, in actual fact he’s just as awkward and lacking in confidence as” whom?
(a) “Mikael.”
(b) “Nico.”
(c) “Tariq.”
(d) “Holgy.”

9. What is Tariq’s assigned number at Guantanamo?
(a) 324.
(b) 123.
(c) 372.
(d) 289.

10. What is Niamh’s last name in the novel?
(a) O’Connor.
(b) Reilly.
(c) Smith.
(d) Jackson.

11. Where does the fellow recently released detainee tell Khalid he is from as they are taken from the plane to a van in Chapter 27?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Manchester.
(c) Chattington.
(d) Winchester.

12. Who is the first of Khalid’s friends that he sees in Chapter 28?
(a) Nico.
(b) Mikael.
(c) Holgy.
(d) Tariq.

13. Which of the prisoners that volunteers to slop out the rooms is described in Chapter 19, “With big, mad eyes, he looks something like 50 Cent but he doesn’t rap”?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Shafi.
(c) Niamh.
(d) Bruce.

14. The room that Khalid is taken to after arriving in England is described as bigger than what, in Chapter 27?
(a) His living room at home.
(b) His bathroom at home.
(c) His bedroom at home.
(d) His whole house.

15. What is the name of the first American military man that introduces himself to Khalid in Chapter 26?
(a) Major Jackson.
(b) Major Donaldson.
(c) Major James.
(d) Major Leeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Khalid takes in his room and his surroundings at home, he thinks of Tariq and the how many prisoners that are still detained at Guantanamo in Chapter 28?

2. What book is in Khalid’s cell when he arrives at Guantanamo Bay Prison in Chapter 16?

3. Khalid recalls a time when his friend Nico had written a song of his own in Chapter 18. What was the name of it?

4. When Khalid exits the plane in Chapter 16, a sticky heat covers his body in sweat, reminding him of an old school trip where on the hottest day of the year?

5. What word does Khalid use in Chapter 16 to refer to “acts of charity to help people in need”?

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