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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. In the beginning of Chapter 13, the narrator states that there is nothing in the cell that holds Khalid aside from what?
(a) A blue mat and a toilet.
(b) A floor covered in straw.
(c) A sink and a bed.
(d) An Oriental rug.

2. Khalid learns that the prisoner in the next cell to his is named what, in Chapter 11?
(a) Harry Peterson.
(b) Masud Al-Dossadi.
(c) Tariq.
(d) Abdul Al-Farran.

3. As Khalid is aboard the plane to Guantanamo in Chapter 15, his mind keeps returning to whom, and considering whether this person is the link that has landed him in these circumstances?
(a) Mikael.
(b) Jim.
(c) Tariq.
(d) Aadab.

4. What is the address of Khalid’s home where he arrives after school in Chapter 1?
(a) 17 Cobbler Lane.
(b) 9 Owestry Road.
(c) 5 Rosswald Drive.
(d) 12 Gooseberry Lane.

5. Wade tells Khalid in Chapter 12 that “Camp X-Ray’s now closed and the new facility there, where you’d be going is” called what?
(a) “Camp Delta.”
(b) “Camp Echo.”
(c) “Camp Stewart.”
(d) “Camp Edwards.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 3?

2. What is the title of Chapter 11 in the novel?

3. Where is Guantanamo Bay detention center located?

4. What is Chapter 5’s title?

5. What chant breaks out in the prison, beginning with Abdul after he returns from his interrogation in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the incident at the science lab explained in Chapter 1? Who was responsible for the incident?

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

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

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

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

6. How is Khalid’s situation and condition described in the beginning of Chapter 15?

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

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

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

10. Where is Khalid taken after processing in Chapter 10? What questions is he asked?

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