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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 breakfast is brought to Khalid on the plane in the beginning of Chapter 27?

2. How old does Khalid’s lawyer say he is now in Chapter 24?

3. What do the students at the assembly begin chanting after Khalid has finished his speech in Chapter 29?

4. How many pills is Khalid given by the doctor before he is sent back to his cell from the hospital in Chapter 23?

5. Masud describes being hung from the walls and beaten with what in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Khalid encounter Tariq in Chapter 22? What does he learn from this character?

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

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

4. What question does Khalid repeatedly ask in the beginning of Chapter 22? Why?

5. How is Khalid’s speech at the assembly described in Chapter 29? How do the students respond?

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

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. What causes Khalid to feel guilty in Chapter 25? What does Khalid receive in the mail in this chapter?

10. Where does Khalid encounter Angela and Bruce in Chapter 18? What do these characters ask Khalid?

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

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 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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