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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the fellow prisoner tell Khalid he is from in Chapter 8?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Egypt.

2. How often is the Red Cross guy said to come by for letters from the prisoners in the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Every two weeks.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Twice a week.

3. What chant breaks out in the prison, beginning with Abdul after he returns from his interrogation in Chapter 12?
(a) “Death to the West!”
(b) “Death to America!”
(c) “I want a lawyer!”
(d) “Let me go!”

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

5. What is the title of Chapter 11 in the novel?
(a) “Processing.”
(b) “To Kandahar.”
(c) “Masud.”
(d) “Red Cross.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 7?

2. In what English city has Khalid’s dad said to have worked as a lunch chef for the past ten years, in Chapter 1?

3. What illness does the fellow prisoner say he’d contracted at the time that he was arrested at the border in Chapter 8?

4. What are the names of Khalid’s aunts whom his family visits in Chapter 3?

5. As Khalid walks home from school in Chapter 1, he worries about his father receiving a letter from the school about his misbehavior. In what school room was Khalid misbehaving?

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