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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. The narrator says in Chapter 10, “He’s Khalid—himself, not a result of any” what?

2. With whom does Khalid recall skipping school to go to Renzo’s house to smoke cigarettes and drink his dad’s gin in Chapter 14?

3. What is the title of Chapter 9?

4. Where is Guantanamo Bay detention center located?

5. How much older is Tariq than his cousin Khalid?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Chapter 2 begin? What news does Khalid learn from his mother in the opening of the chapter?

3. Where is Khalid in the opening of Chapter 6? Where is he taken?

4. What happens after Abdul has been returned to his cell after interrogation in Chapter 12?

5. What are Khalid’s impressions of Karachi and the home of his aunts in Chapter 3?

6. What does Anna Perera claim inspired her to write Guantanamo Boy in the Author’s Note?

7. Who is the man in the cell next to Khalid’s in Chapter 11? Where is this character from?

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

9. Why was the prisoner in the cell next to Khalid’s arrested, according to the narrator in Chapter 11? Where was he arrested?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Tariq in the novel. How old is Tariq? What video game has he developed in the beginning of the story? How does Khalid view his older cousin? How does Tariq's character evolve in the story?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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