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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 term from the narrative refers to the breaking of the fast of Ramadan?

2. In Chapter 23, Tariq fills Khalid in on the events since they’ve been imprisoned. How many people does he say in March of 2003 marched in London against Tony Blair’s decision to go to war in Iraq?

3. Who does Khalid recognize from the recreation ground as he’s led to the barber in Chapter 21?

4. Where does Khalid learn the plane will be landing in Chapter 27?

5. What does Khalid read at the assembly in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who greets Khalid in the interrogation room in Chapter 26? What information do these characters relate?

3. What does the fellow prisoner tell Khalid about his experiences after Karachi in Chapter 17?

4. How is Khalid’s arrival home described in Chapter 28? How does Khalid respond to the experience of arriving home?

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

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

7. Whom does Khalid meet in Chapter 24? What information is related to Khalid from this character?

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

9. Whom does Khalid encounter at the communal showers in Chapter 17? What is his first impression when he sees this character?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of Angela, Bruce, Dan, and Bobby in the narrative. What are the objectives of these characters? What are their actions in the reading? How are they perceived by Khalid? What organizations are these characters associated with?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Masud Al-Dossadi in the narrative. What are Khalid’s impressions of Masud? In what ways does Khalid admire this character? How does Khalid compare his situation to that of Masud?

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