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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. What breakfast is brought to Khalid on the plane in the beginning of Chapter 27?

2. Thinking back to his friends in England, Khalid thinks in Chapter 18, “Nico was a good singer but he had too much” what?

3. When does Tariq say he was first brought to Guantanamo Bay Prison in Chapter 23?

4. How long ago does Khalid learn the Madrid train bombings took place as he rides on the plane in Chapter 26?

5. Who is waiting at Khalid’s home when he returns after looking for Nico in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event brings Khalid some respite from his situation in Chapter 20?

2. What causes Khalid to feel guilty in Chapter 25? What does Khalid receive in the mail in this chapter?

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

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

5. How is Khalid’s arrival in his room described in Chapter 27? Whom does Khalid speak to here?

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

7. What does Mr. Tagg ask of Khalid in Chapter 28? How does Khalid respond?

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

9. What does Khalid learn from Tariq of his experiences after arrest in Chapter 23?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the game Bomber One which has been developed by Tariq in the novel. What are the objectives of the game? What other games does Khalid compare it to? What foreshadowing surrounds this game in the narrative? How many players are involved in the game?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of torture in Guantanamo Boy. How is this theme supported by symbolism and imagery in the novel? What do you think the author’s viewpoints are on the use of torture as a means to retrieve information of terrorist plots and activities? Do you agree or disagree?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history, methods, and effects of torture by waterboarding. How is the process of waterboarding described in the reading? Is this a realistic depiction? Why is waterboarding forbidden by the Geneva Convention as a use of torture against prisoners of war?

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