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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. How old was Niamh when she joined Khalid’s school, according to the narrator in Chapter 18?
2. What news of Britain does the food trolley man reveal to Khalid and the other prisoners gloatingly in Chapter 16?
3. Where does the fellow recently released detainee tell Khalid he is from as they are taken from the plane to a van in Chapter 27?
4. What are the names of Khalid’s old mates from primary school that lead him out of the sports store when Khalid has an anxiety attack in Chapter 29?
5. What does the “pretty woman in her early twenties with a reddish ponytail, nice smile and perfect teeth” give to Khalid before leaving in Chapter 22?
Short Essay Questions
1. What leads to Khalid’s flashback in Chapter 28? Who comes to console Khalid?
2. Whom does Khalid encounter at the communal showers in Chapter 17? What is his first impression when he sees this character?
3. What conversation takes place between Khalid and Tariq when Khalid is brought back to his cell in Chapter 24?
4. What does Mr. Tagg ask of Khalid in Chapter 28? How does Khalid respond?
5. Whom does Khalid meet when he is taken to the recreation area at the prison in Chapter 20? How is the recreation area described?
6. Who greets Khalid in the interrogation room in Chapter 26? What information do these characters relate?
7. What event brings Khalid some respite from his situation in Chapter 20?
8. Whom does Khalid meet in Chapter 24? What information is related to Khalid from this character?
9. Where is the airplane when Khalid awakens in Chapter 27? Where does Khalid learn he will be going?
10. What does the fellow prisoner tell Khalid about his experiences after Karachi in Chapter 17?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the processing that Khalid undergoes when he arrives in Kandahar. What is the purpose of shaving the hair and facial hair of the prisoners? How do the older prisoners respond to this humiliation? How does it affect Khalid?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author’s transition in narrative and language style in Chapter 13, “Lights.” What different techniques does the author use to illustrate Khalid’s mental and psychological deterioration in the chapter? Are these techniques effective?
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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