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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

2. Khalid learns that the prisoner in the next cell to his is named what, in Chapter 11?
(a) Abdul Al-Farran.
(b) Masud Al-Dossadi.
(c) Harry Peterson.
(d) Tariq.

3. The peanuts that Khalid receives in his lunch in Chapter 12 are from where?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Texas.
(d) Georgia.

4. How old is Khalid’s sister Gul in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

5. The fellow prisoner that Khalid meets in Chapter 8 tells him that he was apprehended at the border to what country?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Israel.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Morocco.

6. How old does the fellow prisoner tell Khalid he is when he meets Khalid in Chapter 8?
(a) 48.
(b) 29.
(c) 35.
(d) 59.

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

8. 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) Angela.
(c) Adriana.
(d) Michelle.

9. What is the name of Khalid’s science teacher whom he got in trouble with in Chapter 1?
(a) Mr. Tagg.
(b) Mr. Hanwood.
(c) Mr. Ross.
(d) Mr. Smith.

10. 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) “Tänd ett ljus.”
(c) “Shalwar kameez.”
(d) “As-salaamu alaikum.”

11. The prisoner in the cell next to Khalid’s tells him in Chapter 11 that “Hezbollah” means what?
(a) “Red Cross.”
(b) “Party of God.”
(c) “Processing.”
(d) “To Kandahar.”

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) October, 2003.
(d) December, 2002.

13. What does “CIA” stand for?
(a) The Conclusive Iridium Argument.
(b) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(c) Comprehensive Identification Act.
(d) Corporate Identification Agency.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 11 in the novel?

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

3. What is Khalid’s friend Holgy’s real name said to be in Chapter 10?

4. What is the name of the Irish girl at school that Khalid is said to fancy early in the novel?

5. What is the title of Chapter 13?

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