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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 is the date that one of the guards finally calls out when Khalid keeps asking for the date in the beginning of Chapter 22?
2. Tariq tells Khalid in Chapter 23 that he told the people who imprisoned him that weapons of mass destruction were hidden where?
3. What number is Khalid assigned when he arrives at Guantanamo Bay Prison in Chapter 16?
4. What kind of music was blaring in the isolation room that Khalid is taken to in Chapter 22?
5. What is the title of Chapter 27?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Khalid learn from Tariq of his experiences after arrest in Chapter 23?
2. How is Khalid’s arrival in Guantanamo Bay Prison described in the beginning of Chapter 16?
3. Who interrupts Khalid from the act of self-abuse in Chapter 22? How is this character described?
4. How is Khalid’s arrival home described in Chapter 28? How does Khalid respond to the experience of arriving home?
5. Where does Khalid encounter Angela and Bruce in Chapter 18? What do these characters ask Khalid?
6. Whom does Khalid encounter at the communal showers in Chapter 17? What is his first impression when he sees this character?
7. What does Mr. Tagg ask of Khalid in Chapter 28? How does Khalid respond?
8. Whom does Khalid meet when he is taken to the recreation area at the prison in Chapter 20? How is the recreation area described?
9. How is Khalid’s arrival in his room described in Chapter 27? Whom does Khalid speak to here?
10. What event brings Khalid some respite from his situation in Chapter 20?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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