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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. The man who introduces himself as James when Khalid is being interrogated says he’s from what organization in Chapter 6?
(a) Homeland Security.
(b) CIA.
(c) NSA.
(d) MI5.

2. Where is Guantanamo Bay detention center located?
(a) Florida.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Belize.
(d) Paraguay.

3. What is the title of Chapter 11 in the novel?
(a) “Masud.”
(b) “Red Cross.”
(c) “To Kandahar.”
(d) “Processing.”

4. How old does the prisoner in the next cell to Khalid’s tell him he is in Chapter 11?
(a) 35.
(b) 29.
(c) 61.
(d) 48.

5. What chant breaks out in the prison, beginning with Abdul after he returns from his interrogation in Chapter 12?
(a) “Death to America!”
(b) “Death to the West!”
(c) “I want a lawyer!”
(d) “Let me go!”

Short Answer Questions

1. In what English city has Khalid’s dad said to have worked as a lunch chef for the past ten years, in Chapter 1?

2. What is the title of Chapter 13?

3. The prisoner in the cell next to Khalid’s tells him in Chapter 11 that “Hezbollah” means what?

4. How often is the Red Cross guy said to come by for letters from the prisoners in the beginning of Chapter 12?

5. Where does Khalid’s cousin Tariq live in the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Khalid’s processing described in Chapter 10? What does Khalid undergo upon arrival?

5. Whom does Khalid meet after being taken to the showers in Chapter 11?

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

7. What does Khalid do when the guard brings him breakfast in Chapter 7?

8. Who is the fellow prisoner that Khalid meets in Chapter 8? How is this character’s appearance described?

9. What does Khalid find when he returns from unsuccessfully searching for his father in Chapter 5?

10. Why was the prisoner in the cell next to Khalid’s arrested, according to the narrator in Chapter 11? Where was he arrested?

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