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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ramadan is what month of the Islamic calendar?
(a) The seventh month.
(b) The sixth month.
(c) The ninth month.
(d) The fourth month.

2. Who is the second American military man who is introduced to Khalid in the small room in Chapter 26?
(a) Major Tagg.
(b) Major Leeth.
(c) Major Donaldson.
(d) Major Wade.

3. What is the title of Chapter 23?
(a) “News.”
(b) “Every Shred.”
(c) “Lee-Andy.”
(d) “Water Tricks.”

4. Niamh joined Khalid’s school when her family relocated from where, according to the narrator in Chapter 18?
(a) Scotland.
(b) The US.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Wales.

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

6. During his speech at the assembly in Chapter 29, Khalid says, “Hurt is hurt. Harm is harm. Bullying is bullying. What everyone wants is the same thing.” What is this thing?
(a) “Fairness.”
(b) “Respect.”
(c) “Kindness.”
(d) “Judgment.”

7. Tariq tells Khalid that he heard about the capture of the Australian gamer where when they took him there, in Chapter 22?
(a) Islamabad.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Kandahar.
(d) Lebanon.

8. What does the “pretty woman in her early twenties with a reddish ponytail, nice smile and perfect teeth” give to Khalid before leaving in Chapter 22?
(a) A chocolate.
(b) A piece of gum.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Beef jerky.

9. What is the date that one of the guards finally calls out when Khalid keeps asking for the date in the beginning of Chapter 22?
(a) February 16, 2004.
(b) June 16, 2004.
(c) September 12, 2003.
(d) January 1, 2004.

10. What is the name of the fellow recently released detainee that is taken along with Khalid to a waiting van after they leave the airplane in Chapter 27?
(a) Abdul Al-Farran.
(b) Ashwin Al-Asmari.
(c) Ali Abaza.
(d) Masud Al-Dossadi.

11. When Khalid gets on the plane in Chapter 26, he sees what looks like another newly released detainee reading what periodical?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) The Daily Mirror.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Washington Street Journal.

12. What “strange smell” immediately greets Khalid as he leaves the plane, finally free of his hood and earmuffs, in Chapter 16?
(a) Cinnamon.
(b) Burning Wood.
(c) The desert.
(d) The sea.

13. Which of the prisoners that volunteers to slop out the rooms is described in Chapter 19, “With big, mad eyes, he looks something like 50 Cent but he doesn’t rap”?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Shafi.
(c) Niamh.
(d) Bruce.

14. In Chapter 23, Tariq fills Khalid in on the events since they’ve been imprisoned. How many people does he say in March of 2003 marched in London against Tony Blair’s decision to go to war in Iraq?
(a) Over 1 million.
(b) 2 million.
(c) Over 50,000.
(d) Over 3 million.

15. Thinking back to his friends in England, Khalid thinks in Chapter 18, “Nico was a good singer but he had too much” what?
(a) “Nasality.”
(b) “Confidence.”
(c) "Money."
(d) “Arrogance.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound awakens Khalid in the opening of Chapter 22?

2. Where does Khalid learn Mikael has moved with his family in Chapter 28?

3. At which camp does Tariq say he was held before he was transferred to Camp Delta in Chapter 23?

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

5. What do the students at the assembly begin chanting after Khalid has finished his speech in Chapter 29?

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