2. Khalid’s father says that it has been how long since 9/11 “and the world is getting madder by the day” in Chapter 1?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 6 months.

3. As Khalid is aboard the plane to Guantanamo in Chapter 15, his mind keeps returning to whom, and considering whether this person is the link that has landed him in these circumstances?
(a) Jim.
(b) Aadab.
(c) Mikael.
(d) Tariq.

4. What is the address of Khalid’s home where he arrives after school in Chapter 1?
(a) 12 Gooseberry Lane.
(b) 9 Owestry Road.
(c) 17 Cobbler Lane.
(d) 5 Rosswald Drive.

5. What is the name of the shopkeeper at the new Indian shop near Khalid’s home in Chapter 2?
(a) Tariq.
(b) Abdul Al-Farran.
(c) Nasir.
(d) Aadab.

Short Answer Questions

1. What classmate of Khalid’s, who lives over the music shop, does he recall having said of the torture during the Spanish Inquisition in Chapter 15, ““It’s a stupid way of finding anything out. Whenever my brother twists my arm up my back, it hurts so bad I say anything he wants me to just to get him to stop. So what’s the point in torturing someone if all you get is lies?”

2. What is the title of Chapter 11 in the novel?

3. What is the name of Khalid’s science teacher whom he got in trouble with in Chapter 1?

4. What does “CIA” stand for?

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

(see the answer key)

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