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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The prisoner in the next cell to Khalid’s in Chapter 11 tells him that he was born where?
(a) Israel.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Iran.

3. The prisoner in the cell next to Khalid’s tells him in Chapter 11 that “Hezbollah” means what?
(a) “Processing.”
(b) “Party of God.”
(c) “To Kandahar.”
(d) “Red Cross.”

4. What is the name of the Scottish neighbor to Khalid’s family that lives in house number 11?
(a) Jim.
(b) Gul.
(c) Nico.
(d) Mac.

5. What is the title of Chapter 15?
(a) “Processing.”
(b) “To Kandahar.”
(c) “Masud.”
(d) “Sleep.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What month and year does Khalid overhear one of the guards saying it is now in the beginning of Chapter 12?

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

3. How old does the prisoner in the next cell to Khalid’s tell him he is in Chapter 11?

4. What sacred place is the Prophet Muhammad said to be buried in?

5. Ramadan is what month of the Islamic calendar?

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