1. 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) Tariq.
(c) Aadab.
(d) Mikael.

2. Wade tells Khalid in Chapter 12 that “Camp X-Ray’s now closed and the new facility there, where you’d be going is” called what?
(a) “Camp Stewart.”
(b) “Camp Delta.”
(c) “Camp Echo.”
(d) “Camp Edwards.”

3. What word from Chapter 1 refers to a traditional dress of South and Central Asia, especially of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where it is worn by both men and women?
(a) Zakat.
(b) Tänd ett ljus.
(c) Eid al-Fitr.
(d) Shalwar kameez.

4. The prisoner in the next cell to Khalid’s in Chapter 11 tells him that he was born where?
(a) Iran.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Israel.
(d) Iraq.

5. The narrator says in Chapter 10, “He’s Khalid—himself, not a result of any” what?
(a) “Religion.”
(b) “Corruption.”
(c) “Skin color.”
(d) “Terrorism.”

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the name of the school that Khalid attends in Chapter 1?

3. The peanuts that Khalid receives in his lunch in Chapter 12 are from where?

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

5. How many pages does Khalid’s torturer have him sign as a confession in Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

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