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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Khalid use in Chapter 16 to refer to “acts of charity to help people in need”?
(a) “Tänd ett ljus.”
(b) “Shalwar kameez.”
(c) “Eid al-Fitr.”
(d) “Zakat.”

2. What is Chapter 26’s title?
(a) “Karachi.”
(b) “Water Tricks.”
(c) “Echoes.”
(d) “Hot Shots.”

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 Department of Homeland Security.”
(b) “The Prevention of Terrorism Act.”
(c) “The MI5.”
(d) “The Geneva Convention.”

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

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

6. Who greets Khalid on the airplane in Chapter 26?
(a) Harry Peterson.
(b) Wade.
(c) Masud Al-Dossadi.
(d) Abdul Al-Farran.

7. What is the name of the man who says his job is “to help [Khalid] settle back into normal life as soon as possible” in Chapter 27?
(a) Professor Joyce.
(b) Professor Wolfson.
(c) Professor Jameson.
(d) Professor Packman.

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

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

10. When does Tariq say he was first brought to Guantanamo Bay Prison in Chapter 23?
(a) January, 2001.
(b) March, 2003.
(c) February, 2003.
(d) March, 2004.

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

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 X.
(c) Camp Stewart.
(d) Camp Echo.

13. Tariq tells Khalid in Chapter 23 that he told the people who imprisoned him that weapons of mass destruction were hidden where?
(a) In his cousin’s basement.
(b) In his teacher’s cowshed.
(c) In his father’s attic.
(d) In his uncle’s vineyard.

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

15. Who does Khalid learn left school at sixteen for his apprenticeship with British Gas in Chapter 28?
(a) Nico.
(b) Mikael.
(c) Tony Banda.
(d) Holgy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Khalid’s birthday?

2. What is the name of the man who introduces himself as Khalid’s new lawyer in Chapter 24?

3. Who is waiting at Khalid’s home when he returns after looking for Nico in Chapter 28?

4. 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?

5. What is the name of the man who sits next to Angela as she interrogates Khalid in Chapter 18?

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