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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. In the beginning of Chapter 22, the narrator notes that Khalid has been keeping track of days how for the last three days?
2. What does Khalid watch crawling on the non-working air conditioner from his cell in Chapter 17?
3. What is the phrase that Khalid was taught in school in order to learn the color spectrum?
4. 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?
5. Who is the first of Khalid’s friends that he sees in Chapter 28?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes Khalid to not answer the calls from the next prison cell in Chapter 23?
2. What event brings Khalid some respite from his situation in Chapter 20?
3. What does Khalid learn from Tariq of his experiences after arrest in Chapter 23?
4. Who interrupts Khalid from the act of self-abuse in Chapter 22? How is this character described?
5. Where does Khalid encounter Tariq in Chapter 22? What does he learn from this character?
6. How is Khalid’s speech at the assembly described in Chapter 29? How do the students respond?
7. What conversation takes place between Khalid and Tariq when Khalid is brought back to his cell in Chapter 24?
8. Where is the airplane when Khalid awakens in Chapter 27? Where does Khalid learn he will be going?
9. How is Khalid’s psychological state illustrated in the beginning of Chapter 21?
10. How is Khalid’s arrival in his room described in Chapter 27? Whom does Khalid speak to here?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the narrative point of view established in Chapter 1 of the novel. Why do you think the author chooses to tell the story from a third-person narrator? Is the narrator’s perspective limited or omniscient? Is the story told in the past, present, or future tense? How do these choices affect the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Wade in Chapter 12. How old is this character? Where is he from? What are Khalid’s impressions of Wade? What happens to Wade in the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of torture in Guantanamo Boy. How is this theme supported by symbolism and imagery in the novel? What do you think the author’s viewpoints are on the use of torture as a means to retrieve information of terrorist plots and activities? Do you agree or disagree?
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