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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tariq’s assigned number at Guantanamo?
(a) 324.
(b) 123.
(c) 372.
(d) 289.

2. Where did Khalid first meet Niamh last year, according to the narrator in Chapter 18?
(a) The cafeteria.
(b) The library.
(c) The science lab.
(d) The museum.

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

4. What is the phrase that Khalid was taught in school in order to learn the color spectrum?
(a) “Roy G. Biv."
(b) “Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain.”
(c) “Roll over your gross but interesting vest.”
(d) “Rowland ordered yesterday’s gravy but ingested varmints.”

5. How old was Niamh when she joined Khalid’s school, according to the narrator in Chapter 18?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

6. In the beginning of Chapter 22, the narrator notes that Khalid has been keeping track of days how for the last three days?
(a) By counting each hour.
(b) By rubbing a scar into his arm.
(c) By scratching a mark on the wall by his bed.
(d) By writing a mark on the notepad he’s been given.

7. What sound awakens Khalid in the opening of Chapter 22?
(a) The sound of vomiting.
(b) The sound of rap music.
(c) The sound of furniture being moved.
(d) The sound of birds chirping.

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

9. Masud describes being hung from the walls and beaten with what in Chapter 17?
(a) A brick attached to a metal rod.
(b) A cat-o-nine-tails.
(c) A strap attached to a wooden handle.
(d) A lead pipe.

10. What is the name of the first American military man that introduces himself to Khalid in Chapter 26?
(a) Major James.
(b) Major Jackson.
(c) Major Donaldson.
(d) Major Leeth.

11. What is the name of the “pretty woman in her early twenties with a reddish ponytail, nice smile and perfect teeth” that appears before Khalid in Chapter 22?
(a) Angela.
(b) Niamh.
(c) Lee-Andy.
(d) Sharon.

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

13. Harry drives Khalid to his home in Chapter 28 in what vehicle?
(a) A Fiat.
(b) A Honda.
(c) A Volvo.
(d) A Chrysler.

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

15. What is the title of Chapter 19?
(a) “The Jinn.”
(b) “Every Shred.”
(c) “Water Tricks.”
(d) "Lights."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Khalid watch crawling on the non-working air conditioner from his cell in Chapter 17?

2. The military doctor that comes to examine Khalid in Chapter 23 is said to be no more than how old?

3. Tariq tells Khalid in Chapter 23 that he told the people who imprisoned him that weapons of mass destruction were hidden where?

4. Who is the first of Khalid’s friends that he sees in Chapter 28?

5. What news of Britain does the food trolley man reveal to Khalid and the other prisoners gloatingly in Chapter 16?

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