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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 number is Khalid assigned when he arrives at Guantanamo Bay Prison in Chapter 16?
2. What British soccer player frequents Khalid’s delusions and fantasies in his delirium in Chapter 17?
3. What do the students at the assembly begin chanting after Khalid has finished his speech in Chapter 29?
4. As Khalid considers his life prior to his imprisonment in Chapter 18, he thinks, “Although he likes to give the impression he’s all right with girls, in actual fact he’s just as awkward and lacking in confidence as” whom?
5. What is the title of Chapter 23?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Khalid’s psychological state described in Chapter 19?
2. What music is blaring in the prison when Khalid awakens in Chapter 18? What does this make Khalid think of?
3. Whom does Khalid encounter at the communal showers in Chapter 17? What is his first impression when he sees this character?
4. What causes Khalid to not answer the calls from the next prison cell in Chapter 23?
5. What question does Khalid repeatedly ask in the beginning of Chapter 22? Why?
6. Whom does Khalid meet in Chapter 24? What information is related to Khalid from this character?
7. What news does the food trolley man relate to the prisoners in Chapter 16? How do they respond?
8. What leads to Khalid’s flashback in Chapter 28? Who comes to console Khalid?
9. What does Khalid learn from Tariq of his experiences after arrest in Chapter 23?
10. Where does Khalid encounter Tariq in Chapter 22? What does he learn from this character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Analyze the character of Abdul Al-Farran. How old does Abdul tell Khalid he is? What does he say was his greatest error in his arrest? What happens to Abdul in the story? How does Khalid respond?
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