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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the American CIA agents asks Khalid when he last saw what individual in Chapter 10?
(a) Alex Jones.
(b) Saddam Hussein.
(c) Osama Bin Laden.
(d) George W. Bush.

2. What is Chapter 8’s title in the novel?
(a) “Masud.”
(b) “Missing.”
(c) “Karachi.”
(d) “Easter.”

3. When Khalid googles “Karachi” in Chapter 2, he discovers it has a population of how many people?
(a) 23 million.
(b) 10 million.
(c) 3 million.
(d) 15 million.

4. How old does the prisoner in the next cell to Khalid’s tell him he is in Chapter 11?
(a) 29.
(b) 48.
(c) 35.
(d) 61.

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

6. How old was Tariq’s sister Radhwa when she died?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

7. The two men that Khalid has spent the flight sandwiched between spent the entire flight doing what, in Chapter 10?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Vowing revenge.
(c) Praying
(d) Cursing.

8. What is the name of the video game that Tariq has developed in Chapter 3?
(a) Grand Fighter.
(b) Invasion One.
(c) Bomber One.
(d) Last Stand.

9. The soldier named Michael tells Khalid in Chapter 12 that he’s what?
(a) A retired colonel.
(b) An intern.
(c) A reservist.
(d) A cadet.

10. The man who introduces himself as James when Khalid is being interrogated says he’s from what organization in Chapter 6?
(a) NSA.
(b) Homeland Security.
(c) MI5.
(d) CIA.

11. What sacred place is the Prophet Muhammad said to be buried in?
(a) Mecca.
(b) Medina.
(c) Gaza.
(d) Medina.

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

13. What illness does the fellow prisoner say he’d contracted at the time that he was arrested at the border in Chapter 8?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Lupus.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Typhoid.

14. For how many minutes are the prisoners led outside and allowed to take in the sun in the chain gang in Chapter 12?
(a) 10 and ½ minutes.
(b) 4 and ½ minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

15. What are the names of Khalid’s aunts whom his family visits in Chapter 3?
(a) Fatima, Rehana, and Roshan.
(b) Masua, Abdula, and Gul.
(c) Aadab, Roshana, and Gul.
(d) Abdula, Roshana, and Fatima.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the guards bring Khalid to eat after his days of sleep deprivation and confinement after the confession in Chapter 15?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. What color suit is Khalid changed into after the guards wake him and give him food in Chapter 15?

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

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