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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. Where in England does Khalid’s family live in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Rochdale.
(c) Bradford.
(d) Birmingham.

2. What is the name of the school that Khalid attends in Chapter 1?
(a) Kandahar High School.
(b) Manchester High School.
(c) Rochdale High School.
(d) Medina High School.

3. How old does the fellow prisoner tell Khalid he is when he meets Khalid in Chapter 8?
(a) 48.
(b) 59.
(c) 35.
(d) 29.

4. The narrator says in Chapter 10, “He’s Khalid—himself, not a result of any” what?
(a) “Skin color.”
(b) “Corruption.”
(c) “Terrorism.”
(d) “Religion.”

5. What is the name of the Scottish neighbor to Khalid’s family that lives in house number 11?
(a) Mac.
(b) Nico.
(c) Jim.
(d) Gul.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman with the American accent that questions Khalid in Chapter 6 asks him why he was traveling where last week?

2. With whom does Khalid recall skipping school to go to Renzo’s house to smoke cigarettes and drink his dad’s gin in Chapter 14?

3. What is the name of the American soldier wearing jeans and a white shirt that holds out his hand to Khalid during the processing “as if welcoming the shivering, naked Khalid to Afghanistan” in Chapter 10?

4. As Khalid is being shaved, stripped and processed at Kandahar in Chapter 10, he sees how many other children in the line that look even younger than him?

5. How many pages does Khalid’s torturer have him sign as a confession in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Khalid’s impressions of Karachi and the home of his aunts in Chapter 3?

2. What is Khalid doing when his character is introduced in Chapter 1? What worry concerns Khalid in the opening of the novel?

3. Where is Khalid in the opening of Chapter 6? Where is he taken?

4. What are some of the examples of films, books, etc. that Anna Perera used as research in developing the story of Guantanamo Boy, according to the Author’s Note?

5. Who is the man in the cell next to Khalid’s in Chapter 11? Where is this character from?

6. How does the author illustrate Khalid’s psychological deterioration in Chapter 13?

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

8. What images are displayed to Khalid during his interrogations in Chapter 14? How do these images impact Khalid?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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