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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 is the name of the Irish girl at school that Khalid is said to fancy early in the novel?
(a) Gul.
(b) Niamh.
(c) Aadab
(d) Sarah.

2. The Pakistani-looking man who interrogates Khalid in Chapter 6 takes what item from Khalid’s possession when he first speaks to him?
(a) His necklace.
(b) His watch.
(c) His ring.
(d) His bracelet.

3. The fellow prisoner that Khalid meets in Chapter 8 tells him that he was apprehended at the border to what country?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Israel.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Afghanistan.

4. How many seconds does the torturer say that Khalid endured the torture in Chapter 14?
(a) 60.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 4?

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

3. What is the name of the restaurant where Khalid’s father works as a lunch chef in Chapter 1?

4. The woman with the American accent that questions Khalid in Chapter 6 asks him why he was traveling where last week?

5. Khalid’s father is said to have taught Khalid how to do the dishes after tea at what age?

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