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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The voice that speaks to Khalid after he descends the plane in Chapter 16 says, “Welcome to Guantanamo Bay Prison. You’re now the property of” whom?
(a) “The US Navy Corps.”
(b) “The TSA.”
(c) “The US Marine Corps.”
(d) “The US Homeland Security Agency.”

2. Ramadan is what month of the Islamic calendar?
(a) The fourth month.
(b) The seventh month.
(c) The sixth month.
(d) The ninth month.

3. What is the phrase that Khalid was taught in school in order to learn the color spectrum?
(a) “Rowland ordered yesterday’s gravy but ingested varmints.”
(b) “Roll over your gross but interesting vest.”
(c) “Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain.”
(d) “Roy G. Biv."

4. How often is the Red Cross guy said to come by for letters from the prisoners in the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Twice a week.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Every two weeks.
(d) Once a month.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Khalid’s history teacher that has taught him about Guantanamo Bay in Chapter 1?

2. The fellow prisoner that Khalid meets in Chapter 8 says that he is being blamed for doing what?

3. 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?

4. What is the name of the American soldier wearing jeans and a white shirt that holds out his hand to Khalid during the processing “as if welcoming the shivering, naked Khalid to Afghanistan” in Chapter 10?

5. What does Khalid recall stealing from a Polish guy at the market during his delirium in Chapter 14?

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