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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 is the date that one of the guards finally calls out when Khalid keeps asking for the date in the beginning of Chapter 22?
3. Who does Aadab say is her new best friend when she talks to Khalid on the phone after he’s arrived in England in Chapter 27?
4. Where does Khalid learn Mikael has moved with his family in Chapter 28?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Khalid encounter Tariq in Chapter 22? What does he learn from this character?
2. Whom does Khalid meet in Chapter 24? What information is related to Khalid from this character?
3. How is Khalid’s arrival home described in Chapter 28? How does Khalid respond to the experience of arriving home?
4. How is Khalid’s day-to-day life described in the beginning of Chapter 17?
5. Who greets Khalid in the interrogation room in Chapter 26? What information do these characters relate?
6. What causes Khalid to feel guilty in Chapter 25? What does Khalid receive in the mail in this chapter?
7. Whom does Khalid encounter on his way to the barber in Chapter 21? What exchange is described?
8. How is Khalid’s speech at the assembly described in Chapter 29? How do the students respond?
9. How is Khalid’s arrival in his room described in Chapter 27? Whom does Khalid speak to here?
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
Discuss the theme of torture in Guantanamo Boy. How is this theme supported by symbolism and imagery in the novel? What do you think the author’s viewpoints are on the use of torture as a means to retrieve information of terrorist plots and activities? Do you agree or disagree?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the character of Khalid Ahmed as the protagonist of the novel. Where does Khalid live when the story begins? How old is he? How does the author’s use of language inform you about the character? How does Khalid's character evolve in the course of the story?
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