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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) September, 2002.
(c) December, 2002.
(d) October, 2003.

3. What is the title of Chapter 14?
(a) “Lights.”
(b) “Party of God.”
(c) “Water Tricks.”
(d) “To Kandahar.”

4. What is the address of Khalid’s home where he arrives after school in Chapter 1?
(a) 17 Cobbler Lane.
(b) 9 Owestry Road.
(c) 5 Rosswald Drive.
(d) 12 Gooseberry Lane.

5. Khalid recalls collecting money for charity for what country, then stealing the money, in Chapter 14?
(a) Bosnia.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Russia.
(d) Argentina.

6. 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.

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

8. What does Khalid recall stealing from a Polish guy at the market during his delirium in Chapter 14?
(a) A vase.
(b) A tablet.
(c) Black jeans.
(d) A radio.

9. What kind of torture is Khalid forced to endure in Chapter 14?
(a) Bamboo torture.
(b) Waterboarding.
(c) Kneecapping.
(d) The rack.

10. What chant breaks out in the prison, beginning with Abdul after he returns from his interrogation in Chapter 12?
(a) “I want a lawyer!”
(b) “Let me go!”
(c) “Death to the West!”
(d) “Death to America!”

11. What color suit is Khalid changed into after the guards wake him and give him food in Chapter 15?
(a) Orange.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

12. Where is Guantanamo Bay detention center located?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Belize.
(c) Florida.
(d) Paraguay.

13. The CIA agents that interrogate Khalid during processing in Chapter 10 say that he communicated by code with other terrorists how?
(a) Via computer.
(b) Via radio waves.
(c) Via postal mail.
(d) Via telephone.

14. How does Khalid say his name is actually pronounced when he is interrogated by the woman with the American accent in Chapter 6?
(a) “Cha-leed.”
(b) “Kay-lid.”
(c) “Haleed.”
(d) “Kha-leed.”

15. Where does the fellow prisoner tell Khalid he is from in Chapter 8?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Morocco.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Pakistani-looking man who interrogates Khalid in Chapter 6 takes what item from Khalid’s possession when he first speaks to him?

2. What classmate of Khalid’s, who lives over the music shop, does he recall having said of the torture during the Spanish Inquisition in Chapter 15, ““It’s a stupid way of finding anything out. Whenever my brother twists my arm up my back, it hurts so bad I say anything he wants me to just to get him to stop. So what’s the point in torturing someone if all you get is lies?”

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

4. What sacred place is the Prophet Muhammad said to be buried in?

5. How many seconds does the torturer say that Khalid endured the torture in Chapter 14?

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