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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. 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 term from the narrative refers to the breaking of the fast of Ramadan?

3. The letter that Khalid’s new lawyer hands him in Chapter 24 is written by whom?

4. How old was Niamh when she joined Khalid’s school, according to the narrator in Chapter 18?

5. What is Khalid given to eat once he has boarded the plane in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Khalid’s psychological state described in Chapter 19?

2. What music is blaring in the prison when Khalid awakens in Chapter 18? What does this make Khalid think of?

3. What information does the author relate of the imprisonment of children in the novel’s Afterword?

4. Where does Khalid encounter Tariq in Chapter 22? What does he learn from this character?

5. Who greets Khalid on the airplane in Chapter 26? What conversation takes place between Khalid and this character during the flight?

6. How is Khalid’s day-to-day life described in the beginning of Chapter 17?

7. Where is the airplane when Khalid awakens in Chapter 27? Where does Khalid learn he will be going?

8. How is Khalid’s psychological state illustrated in the beginning of Chapter 21?

9. What news does the food trolley man relate to the prisoners in Chapter 16? How do they respond?

10. Whom does Khalid meet when he is taken to the recreation area at the prison in Chapter 20? How is the recreation area described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Masud Al-Dossadi in the narrative. What are Khalid’s impressions of Masud? In what ways does Khalid admire this character? How does Khalid compare his situation to that of Masud?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of Karachi, Pakistan. Where in Pakistan is Karachi located? What is the population of the city? What are the principle religions, cultural traditions, etc.? Why does Khalid's family travel to Karachi? What are Khalid's impressions of the city?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history and traditions of Ramadan and the symbolism of the jinn within Arabic literature and religion. What do the jinn look like? Why do you think these mythological creatures appear to Khalid in Chapter 19? Do they bring Khalid peace or anxiety? Why?

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