1. With whom does Khalid recall skipping school to go to Renzo’s house to smoke cigarettes and drink his dad’s gin in Chapter 14?
(a) Nico.
(b) Tony Banda.
(c) Tariq.
(d) Mikael.

2. What grade has Khalid received for his essay plan on the Spanish Inquisition in Chapter 2?
(a) B-.
(b) B+.
(c) C+.
(d) A-.

3. What is the name of Khalid’s science teacher whom he got in trouble with in Chapter 1?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Mr. Hanwood.
(c) Mr. Tagg.
(d) Mr. Ross.

4. What sacred place is the Prophet Muhammad said to be buried in?
(a) Gaza.
(b) Medina.
(c) Medina.
(d) Mecca.

5. What illness does the fellow prisoner say he’d contracted at the time that he was arrested at the border in Chapter 8?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Lupus.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. What is the phrase that Khalid was taught in school in order to learn the color spectrum?

3. How old is Khalid’s sister Gul in Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of the Irish girl at school that Khalid is said to fancy early in the novel?

5. How old is Khalid’s sister Aadab in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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