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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Khalid say his name is actually pronounced when he is interrogated by the woman with the American accent in Chapter 6?
2. When Khalid googles “Karachi” in Chapter 2, he discovers it has a population of how many people?
3. What is Chapter 5’s title?
4. Where is Guantanamo Bay detention center located?
5. As Khalid walks home from school in Chapter 1, he worries about his father receiving a letter from the school about his misbehavior. In what school room was Khalid misbehaving?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the man in the cell next to Khalid’s in Chapter 11? Where is this character from?
2. What does the first interrogator ask Khalid in Chapter 6? How does Khalid respond?
3. What does Khalid do when the guard brings him breakfast in Chapter 7?
4. Where is Khalid in the opening of Chapter 6? Where is he taken?
5. Whom does Khalid meet at the new Indian grocery near his home in Chapter 2? What does this character warn Khalid about?
6. How is the incident at the science lab explained in Chapter 1? Who was responsible for the incident?
7. What does Khalid think about during his flight in the beginning of Chapter 3?
8. Where is Khalid taken in the beginning of Chapter 8? How is this setting described?
9. What is Khalid doing when his character is introduced in Chapter 1? What worry concerns Khalid in the opening of the novel?
10. How is Khalid’s processing described in Chapter 10? What does Khalid undergo upon arrival?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the setting of Guantanamo Bay Prison. When was Guantanamo Bay Prison established? How did the international community respond to the establishment of the prison? What atrocities have been reported within the confines of the detainment center? Why is Guantanamo Prison still in operation today?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the events surrounding 9/11 and the establishment of the Guantanamo Bay Prison. When did this take place? Who approved the opening of Guantanamo Bay? How do these events relate directly to the narrative of Guantanamo Boy?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the history and traditions of Ramadan and the symbolism of the jinn within Arabic literature and religion. What do the jinn look like? Why do you think these mythological creatures appear to Khalid in Chapter 19? Do they bring Khalid peace or anxiety? Why?
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