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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. Where is Guantanamo Bay detention center located?
(a) Paraguay.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Belize.
(d) Florida.

2. What does “CIA” stand for?
(a) Corporate Identification Agency.
(b) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(c) The Conclusive Iridium Argument.
(d) Comprehensive Identification Act.

3. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) “Missing.”
(b) “Processing.”
(c) “Karachi.”
(d) “Blood’s Thicker than Water.”

4. The woman with the American accent that questions Khalid in Chapter 6 asks him why he was traveling where last week?
(a) In Afghanistan.
(b) In Pakistan.
(c) In England.
(d) In Morocco.

5. What is Khalid’s friend Holgy’s real name said to be in Chapter 10?
(a) David.
(b) Peter.
(c) Jack.
(d) Eshan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the address of Khalid’s home where he arrives after school in Chapter 1?

2. How many pages does Khalid’s torturer have him sign as a confession in Chapter 14?

3. Where does the fellow prisoner tell Khalid he is from in Chapter 8?

4. What is Khalid’s last name in the novel?

5. Khalid’s father is said to have taught Khalid how to do the dishes after tea at what age?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Khalid’s impressions of Karachi and the home of his aunts in Chapter 3?

2. Who is the man in the cell next to Khalid’s in Chapter 11? Where is this character from?

3. Where is Khalid taken in the beginning of Chapter 8? How is this setting described?

4. Whom does Khalid meet after being taken to the showers in Chapter 11?

5. How is the day-to-day life of Khalid and the other prisoners described in the beginning of Chapter 12?

6. How is Khalid’s situation and condition described in the beginning of Chapter 15?

7. What questions are asked of Khalid by Angela and Bruce in Chapter 6? How does Khalid respond?

8. Who is the fellow prisoner that Khalid meets in Chapter 8? How is this character’s appearance described?

9. Where is Khalid taken after processing in Chapter 10? What questions is he asked?

10. What images are displayed to Khalid during his interrogations in Chapter 14? How do these images impact Khalid?

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