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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound awakens Khalid in the opening of Chapter 8?
(a) The chirping of birds outside his window.
(b) The coughing of one of the prisoners.
(c) The screeching of furniture being moved upstairs.
(d) The sounds of a dog tearing apart a building.

2. Where in England does Khalid’s family live in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Rochdale.
(c) Bradford.
(d) Manchester.

3. What is the name of the woman who comes to question Khalid in Chapter 6 and is described as being about thirty-five, with straight brown hair?
(a) Adriana.
(b) Angela.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Michelle.

4. How many children is Masud said to have back home in Chapter 9?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of Chapter 13?

3. What kind of torture is Khalid forced to endure in Chapter 14?

4. Of what city does the fellow prisoner say in Chapter 8, “is very sad there. Bombing every day. Women, children, dying in streets. Explosions going all time”?

5. Where in Pakistan did Khalid’s father grow up?

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