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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Khalid watch crawling on the non-working air conditioner from his cell in Chapter 17?
(a) A rat.
(b) A scorpion.
(c) A spider.
(d) A fly.

2. What month and year does Khalid overhear one of the guards saying it is now in the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) December, 2002.
(b) October, 2003.
(c) January, 2001.
(d) September, 2002.

3. What sound awakens Khalid in the opening of Chapter 22?
(a) The sound of birds chirping.
(b) The sound of vomiting.
(c) The sound of rap music.
(d) The sound of furniture being moved.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Tariq tells Khalid in Chapter 23 that he told the people who imprisoned him that weapons of mass destruction were hidden where?

3. The fellow prisoner that Khalid meets in Chapter 8 says that when he was apprehended by the authorities, he had how much money on his person?

4. What is the name of the “scruffy handcuffed man sitting cross-legged on the bare concrete floor” in the room that the guards take Khalid to in Chapter 8?

5. Where is Guantanamo Bay detention center located?

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