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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. What book is in Khalid’s cell when he arrives at Guantanamo Bay Prison in Chapter 16?
(a) The Torah.
(b) The Qur’an.
(c) The Old Man and the Sea.
(d) The Bible.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 22, the narrator notes that Khalid has been keeping track of days how for the last three days?
(a) By counting each hour.
(b) By writing a mark on the notepad he’s been given.
(c) By scratching a mark on the wall by his bed.
(d) By rubbing a scar into his arm.

3. Where does Khalid learn Mikael has moved with his family in Chapter 28?
(a) To the US.
(b) To Lebanon.
(c) To Pakistan.
(d) To Australia.

4. Where do the American military men tell Khalid he is going in Chapter 26?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Guantanamo Bay.
(c) Home.
(d) Lebanon.

5. When one of the prisoners shouts at Khalid, calling him a “dorkhead,” he becomes convinced that it is whom in Chapter 22?
(a) Tariq.
(b) Mikael.
(c) Aadab.
(d) Masud Al-Dossadi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of Khalid’s old mates from primary school that lead him out of the sports store when Khalid has an anxiety attack in Chapter 29?

2. What is the title of Chapter 18?

3. Harry drives Khalid to his home in Chapter 28 in what vehicle?

4. How old was Niamh when she joined Khalid’s school, according to the narrator in Chapter 18?

5. Where did Khalid first meet Niamh last year, according to the narrator in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who greets Khalid on the airplane in Chapter 26? What conversation takes place between Khalid and this character during the flight?

2. Whom does Khalid meet when he is taken to the recreation area at the prison in Chapter 20? How is the recreation area described?

3. What causes Khalid to not answer the calls from the next prison cell in Chapter 23?

4. How is Khalid’s day-to-day life described in the beginning of Chapter 17?

5. Where does Khalid encounter Tariq in Chapter 22? What does he learn from this character?

6. Who greets Khalid in the interrogation room in Chapter 26? What information do these characters relate?

7. What news does the food trolley man relate to the prisoners in Chapter 16? How do they respond?

8. Who arrives outside of Khalid’s cell in the beginning of Chapter 26? What orders is Khalid given?

9. Where is the airplane when Khalid awakens in Chapter 27? Where does Khalid learn he will be going?

10. What does Khalid learn from Tariq of his experiences after arrest in Chapter 23?

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