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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Khalid’s history teacher that has taught him about Guantanamo Bay in Chapter 1?
(a) Mr. Williams.
(b) Mr. Jackson.
(c) Mr. Tagg.
(d) Mr. Hanwood.

2. How much older is Tariq than his cousin Khalid?
(a) 2 years older.
(b) 5 years old.
(c) 3 years old.
(d) 1 year old.

3. Which of Khalid’s friends is the principle supplier of alcohol to kids in the area?
(a) Tariq.
(b) Nico.
(c) Mikael.
(d) Jim.

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

5. 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) Sarah.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Angela.
(d) Adriana.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Khalid considers his life prior to his imprisonment in Chapter 18, he thinks, “Although he likes to give the impression he’s all right with girls, in actual fact he’s just as awkward and lacking in confidence as” whom?

2. When Khalid exits the plane in Chapter 16, a sticky heat covers his body in sweat, reminding him of an old school trip where on the hottest day of the year?

3. What is the greeting that the prisoner in the next cell to Khalid’s uses to greet him each morning in Chapter 11?

4. Khalid recalls a time when his friend Nico had written a song of his own in Chapter 18. What was the name of it?

5. As Khalid is being shaved, stripped and processed at Kandahar in Chapter 10, he sees how many other children in the line that look even younger than him?

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