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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Khalid say his name is actually pronounced when he is interrogated by the woman with the American accent in Chapter 6?
(a) “Cha-leed.”
(b) “Haleed.”
(c) “Kha-leed.”
(d) “Kay-lid.”

2. The prisoner in the next cell to Khalid’s in Chapter 11 tells him that he was born where?
(a) Iran.
(b) Israel.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Iraq.

3. The soldier named Michael tells Khalid in Chapter 12 that he’s what?
(a) A reservist.
(b) A retired colonel.
(c) An intern.
(d) A cadet.

4. What grade has Khalid received for his essay plan on the Spanish Inquisition in Chapter 2?
(a) A-.
(b) C+.
(c) B+.
(d) B-.

5. The Pakistani-looking man who interrogates Khalid in Chapter 6 takes what item from Khalid’s possession when he first speaks to him?
(a) His necklace.
(b) His ring.
(c) His watch.
(d) His bracelet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 13, the narrator states that there is nothing in the cell that holds Khalid aside from what?

2. What word does Khalid confuse for “enemy combatant” when he first hears the fellow prisoner use the phrase in Chapter 8?

3. The fellow prisoner that Khalid meets in Chapter 8 says that he is being blamed for doing what?

4. What is the name of the video game that Tariq has developed in Chapter 3?

5. For how many minutes are the prisoners led outside and allowed to take in the sun in the chain gang in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Khalid think about during his flight in the beginning of Chapter 3?

2. What questions are asked of Khalid by Angela and Bruce in Chapter 6? How does Khalid respond?

3. What does Khalid’s father remark about on the news when he returns home from work in Chapter 1?

4. What does the first interrogator ask Khalid in Chapter 6? How does Khalid respond?

5. Where is Khalid taken in Chapter 9? By what modes of transportation is he relocated?

6. What does Khalid recall from a classroom conversation about the Spanish Inquisition in Chapter 15?

7. How does Chapter 2 begin? What news does Khalid learn from his mother in the opening of the chapter?

8. How is the day-to-day life of Khalid and the other prisoners described in the beginning of Chapter 12?

9. What happens after Abdul has been returned to his cell after interrogation in Chapter 12?

10. What does Khalid consider about his own situation after speaking with the fellow prisoner in Chapter 8?

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