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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. What is the name of Khalid’s science teacher whom he got in trouble with in Chapter 1?
2. The narrator says of Khalid in the beginning of Chapter 15, “All night long, under the constant bright lights, the picture at the front of Khalid’s mind is the painting by” whom?
3. What is Khalid’s last name in the novel?
4. What is the title of Chapter 11 in the novel?
5. What does Khalid recall stealing from a Polish guy at the market during his delirium in Chapter 14?
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 consider about his own situation after speaking with the fellow prisoner in Chapter 8?
3. What does Anna Perera claim inspired her to write Guantanamo Boy in the Author’s Note?
4. Where is Khalid taken after processing in Chapter 10? What questions is he asked?
5. Where is Khalid in the opening of Chapter 6? Where is he taken?
6. What questions are asked of Khalid by Angela and Bruce in Chapter 6? How does Khalid respond?
7. How does Chapter 2 begin? What news does Khalid learn from his mother in the opening of the chapter?
8. How is Khalid’s processing described in Chapter 10? What does Khalid undergo upon arrival?
9. What happens after Abdul has been returned to his cell after interrogation in Chapter 12?
10. How is the day-to-day life of Khalid and the other prisoners described in the beginning of Chapter 12?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the history, methods, and effects of torture by waterboarding. How is the process of waterboarding described in the reading? Is this a realistic depiction? Why is waterboarding forbidden by the Geneva Convention as a use of torture against prisoners of war?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the al-Qaeda organization and its history. When was al-Qaeda established? Who established the organization? What was the status of the organization following the 9/11 attacks? Why is Khalid accused of being a member of al-Qaeda?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the confession that Khalid is ordered to sign in Chapter 14. How many pages is the confession? What does the confession say? How does Khalid feel about signing the confession?
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