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

2. What is the name of the fellow recently released detainee that is taken along with Khalid to a waiting van after they leave the airplane in Chapter 27?
(a) Masud Al-Dossadi.
(b) Abdul Al-Farran.
(c) Ashwin Al-Asmari.
(d) Ali Abaza.

3. Who is the first of Khalid’s friends that he sees in Chapter 28?
(a) Tariq.
(b) Holgy.
(c) Mikael.
(d) Nico.

4. Tariq tells Khalid that he lied to the authorities and said that Khalid’s father was what, in Chapter 23?
(a) Osama Bin Laden’s second cousin.
(b) A supporter of Saddam Hussein.
(c) A devout jihadist.
(d) A fund-raiser for extremists.

5. What “strange smell” immediately greets Khalid as he leaves the plane, finally free of his hood and earmuffs, in Chapter 16?
(a) The sea.
(b) Burning Wood.
(c) Cinnamon.
(d) The desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tariq tells Khalid that he heard about the capture of the Australian gamer where when they took him there, in Chapter 22?

2. How many suicides does Khalid’s lawyer say there were last week at Camp Echo in Chapter 24?

3. What term from the narrative refers to the breaking of the fast of Ramadan?

4. The voice that speaks to Khalid after he descends the plane in Chapter 16 says, “Welcome to Guantanamo Bay Prison. You’re now the property of” whom?

5. What is the name of the man who says his job is “to help [Khalid] settle back into normal life as soon as possible” in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What conversation takes place between Khalid and Tariq when Khalid is brought back to his cell in Chapter 24?

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

4. What leads to Khalid’s flashback in Chapter 28? Who comes to console Khalid?

5. Whom does Khalid encounter on his way to the barber in Chapter 21? What exchange is described?

6. What does Mr. Tagg ask of Khalid in Chapter 28? How does Khalid respond?

7. How is Khalid’s arrival in Guantanamo Bay Prison described in the beginning of Chapter 16?

8. What music is blaring in the prison when Khalid awakens in Chapter 18? What does this make Khalid think of?

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

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

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