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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The fellow prisoner that Khalid meets in Chapter 8 says that when he was apprehended by the authorities, he had how much money on his person?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $500.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $1,000.

2. 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) Every two weeks.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once a week.

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

4. The Pakistani-looking man who interrogates Khalid in Chapter 6 takes what item from Khalid’s possession when he first speaks to him?
(a) His watch.
(b) His necklace.
(c) His ring.
(d) His bracelet.

5. In what English city has Khalid’s dad said to have worked as a lunch chef for the past ten years, in Chapter 1?
(a) London.
(b) Westminster.
(c) Rochdale.
(d) Manchester.

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

7. Khalid’s father says that it has been how long since 9/11 “and the world is getting madder by the day” in Chapter 1?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 years.

8. What is the title of Chapter 13?
(a) “Party of God.”
(b) “Red Cross.”
(c) “Lights.”
(d) “Masud.”

9. Khalid’s father is said to have taught Khalid how to do the dishes after tea at what age?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

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

11. What do the guards bring Khalid to eat after his days of sleep deprivation and confinement after the confession in Chapter 15?
(a) A peanut butter sandwich.
(b) A pizza.
(c) Fish and rice.
(d) Crackers and water.

12. Where in Pakistan did Khalid’s father grow up?
(a) Karachi.
(b) Kandahar.
(c) Mecca.
(d) Medina.

13. What is the greeting that the prisoner in the next cell to Khalid’s uses to greet him each morning in Chapter 11?
(a) “Zakat.”
(b) “As-salaamu alaikum.”
(c) “Tänd ett ljus.”
(d) “Shalwar kameez.”

14. What is the name of the school that Khalid attends in Chapter 1?
(a) Medina High School.
(b) Manchester High School.
(c) Kandahar High School.
(d) Rochdale High School.

15. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) “Blood’s Thicker than Water.”
(b) “Easter.”
(c) “Missing.”
(d) “Karachi.”

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Khalid googles “Karachi” in Chapter 2, he discovers it has a population of how many people?

3. What is Chapter 8’s title in the novel?

4. What word does Khalid confuse for “enemy combatant” when he first hears the fellow prisoner use the phrase in Chapter 8?

5. What is the name of the restaurant where Khalid’s father works as a lunch chef in Chapter 1?

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