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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Khalid begun biting himself in Chapter 17?
(a) His hand.
(b) His arm.
(c) His leg.
(d) His foot.

2. Tariq tells Khalid that he lied to the authorities and said that Khalid’s father was what, in Chapter 23?
(a) A supporter of Saddam Hussein.
(b) A devout jihadist.
(c) A fund-raiser for extremists.
(d) Osama Bin Laden’s second cousin.

3. What kind of music is blaring when Khalid awakens in Chapter 18?
(a) Country music.
(b) Rap music.
(c) Reggae music.
(d) Classical music.

4. Who does Khalid recognize from the recreation ground as he’s led to the barber in Chapter 21?
(a) Ali Abaza.
(b) Abdul Al-Farran.
(c) Masud Al-Dossadi.
(d) Nico.

5. The military doctor that comes to examine Khalid in Chapter 23 is said to be no more than how old?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 35.
(d) 25.

6. What news of Britain does the food trolley man reveal to Khalid and the other prisoners gloatingly in Chapter 16?
(a) That Saddam Hussein has been captured and executed.
(b) The France has refused to join the fight in Iraq.
(c) That Osama Bin Laden has been executed.
(d) That England has joined America in fighting the Iraq War.

7. What is the title of Chapter 25?
(a) “Masud.”
(b) “Water Tricks.”
(c) “Echoes.”
(d) “Lights.”

8. Who in his family does Khalid learn has been the first person to pass the driving test on the plane in Chapter 26?
(a) Khalid’s sister.
(b) Khalid’s brother.
(c) Khalid’s mother.
(d) Khalid’s father.

9. The letter that Khalid’s new lawyer hands him in Chapter 24 is written by whom?
(a) Khalid’s sister.
(b) Khalid’s father.
(c) Tariq.
(d) Khalid’s mother.

10. How many pills is Khalid given by the doctor before he is sent back to his cell from the hospital in Chapter 23?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

11. What is the title of Chapter 17?
(a) “Sweat.”
(b) “Lights.”
(c) “Sleep.”
(d) “To Kandahar.”

12. What is the title of Chapter 18?
(a) "Easter."
(b) "Sweat."
(c) “Processing.”
(d) “Every Shred.”

13. Where does Khalid learn Mikael has moved with his family in Chapter 28?
(a) To Pakistan.
(b) To Lebanon.
(c) To Australia.
(d) To the US.

14. What is the name of the man with the library cart that offers Khalid used books to read in Chapter 20?
(a) Bruce.
(b) Will.
(c) Anthony.
(d) Shafi.

15. Who is the first of Khalid’s friends that he sees in Chapter 28?
(a) Nico.
(b) Mikael.
(c) Holgy.
(d) Tariq.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the guard named Marvin said to be from in Chapter 23?

2. What is the name of the first American military man that introduces himself to Khalid in Chapter 26?

3. Masud points out another prisoner to Khalid at the showers and tells him in Chapter 17 that the prisoner was blinded in one eye where?

4. What is the title of Chapter 22?

5. What is Tariq’s assigned number at Guantanamo?

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