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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do the American military men tell Khalid he is going in Chapter 26?
(a) Guantanamo Bay.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Home.

3. When the plane lands in Chapter 27, a plainclothes policeman boards and tells Khalid quietly, “I am placing you under arrest under” what?
(a) “The Geneva Convention.”
(b) “The Prevention of Terrorism Act.”
(c) “The MI5.”
(d) “The Department of Homeland Security.”

4. For how long does Tariq say the hunger strike went on when he first arrived at Guantanamo in Chapter 23?
(a) 71 days.
(b) 120 days.
(c) 29 days.
(d) 54 days.

5. Where does Tariq say he was held for over a year in Chapter 23?
(a) Kandahar.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Bagram.
(d) Lebanon.

6. What is the title of Chapter 27?
(a) “Red Cross.”
(b) “Karachi.”
(c) “Every Shred.”
(d) “Touchdown.”

7. 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) Sharon.
(b) Niamh.
(c) Lee-Andy.
(d) Angela.

8. What does Khalid read at the assembly in Chapter 29?
(a) A letter from his mother he received while in prison.
(b) A letter written from Nico while he was in prison.
(c) A letter that his lawyer wrote in order to have him freed.
(d) A letter Khalid wrote from Guantanamo Bay Prison.

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

10. What is the name of the man who introduces himself as Khalid’s new lawyer in Chapter 24?
(a) Harry Peterson.
(b) Masud Al-Dossadi.
(c) Abdul Al-Farran.
(d) Mr. Hanwood.

11. Of whose capture does Khalid’s new lawyer tell him about in Chapter 24?
(a) Osama Bin Laden’s.
(b) George W. Bush’s.
(c) Alex Jones’s.
(d) Saddam Hussein’s.

12. At which camp does Tariq say he was held before he was transferred to Camp Delta in Chapter 23?
(a) Camp Ray.
(b) Camp Stewart.
(c) Camp Echo.
(d) Camp X.

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

14. 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 mother.
(b) Khalid’s sister.
(c) Khalid’s brother.
(d) Khalid’s father.

15. How many suicides does Khalid’s lawyer say there were last week at Camp Echo in Chapter 24?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pills is Khalid given by the doctor before he is sent back to his cell from the hospital in Chapter 23?

2. While Khalid takes in his room and his surroundings at home, he thinks of Tariq and the how many prisoners that are still detained at Guantanamo in Chapter 28?

3. How long ago does Khalid learn the Madrid train bombings took place as he rides on the plane in Chapter 26?

4. What number is Khalid assigned when he arrives at Guantanamo Bay Prison in Chapter 16?

5. What is the title of Chapter 23?

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