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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eamonn do when Aneeka hugs him at the end of the book?
(a) Kisses her shoulder.
(b) Tells her he loves her.
(c) Picks her up into his arms.
(d) Touches her hair.

2. What does Aneeka have that allows her to get a new passport?
(a) A letter from the Prime Minister.
(b) A National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis.
(c) A letter from Karamat Lone.
(d) A Pakistani Visa.

3. Why does Suarez say the threat was a hoax in Chapter Nine?
(a) Because there was no threat.
(b) Because they neutralized the threat.
(c) Because the threat said they had Karamat Lone.
(d) Because it was all a drill.

4. What does Terry tell Karamat in Chapter Nine?
(a) "Think like a father."
(b) "Be human. Fix it."
(c) "Do what you have to do."
(d) "Do better than you have."

5. What sound devices does Parviaz get from the electronics shop in Chapter Five?
(a) Soundmiester SoundSound 20.
(b) Soundsicle 300.
(c) Sennheiser MKH 8040.
(d) Sound Devices 788T.

6. What has Karamat Lone considered as good enough with Eamonn's actions?
(a) Utter failure.
(b) Trying his best.
(c) Excelling at everything.
(d) Well intentioned.

7. What image makes Karamat start thinking like a father again in Chapter Nine?
(a) Eamonn as a young adult asking his father for advice.
(b) Eamonn as a young child asking for his father's help.
(c) Eamonn coming back home and begging for forgiveness.
(d) Eamonn walking onto the scene of Parvaiz's funeral demonstration.

8. Why had Farooq been in London in Chapter Six?
(a) To train his cousins for recruitment.
(b) To buy new clothes.
(c) To try out new jobs.
(d) To get to know his extended family.

9. Why is Parvaiz able to leave the compound in Chapter Six?
(a) Because Abu Raees needs new sound equipment and Farooq is going to pick up new recruits.
(b) Because Parvaiz becomes the leader of the media team and can leave when he chooses.
(c) Because Farooq wants to go on a holiday and asks Parvaiz to join him.
(d) Because Parvaiz runs away from the compound.

10. Why does Isma tell Karamat she studies sociology?
(a) She wants to change the world for a better place.
(b) She wants to understand how society works.
(c) She wants to study something that is worthwhile.
(d) She wants to know why the world is so unfair.

11. What does Isma ask Karamat when he asks how she did not see what was happening to Parviaz?
(a) "How do you think we feel?"
(b) "Did you see what was happening with your son?"
(c) "Do you think we did not know something was wrong?"
(d) "How dare you ask that?"

12. What does Parvaiz read while he waits in the cafe?
(a) Lu Xun’s "Diary of a Madman".
(b) A tabloid magazine.
(c) A tourist guidebook.
(d) L’Étranger by Albert Camus.

13. What do Farooq's cousins do while Parvaiz is chained?
(a) Play a video game.
(b) Leave the room.
(c) Taunt him.
(d) Play a movie.

14. What does Terry do to soothe Emily in Chapter Nine?
(a) Hold her hand and tell her stories of when she was young.
(b) Explain the security protocols and safety features of the room.
(c) Tell her about her latest design project.
(d) Hold her while she cries.

15. In Chapter Nine, who does Eamonn say he was caught between?
(a) His father and his fiancee.
(b) Karamat and Terry.
(c) Aneeka and Parviaz.
(d) Isma and Aneeka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aneeka say in Chapter Seven when Isma says the body is a shell?

2. What does the newspaper say has not been ruled out for Parviaz's reasons to approach the British consulate?

3. What does Parviaz do on his first field assignment?

4. Why did Parviaz think Isma would not get a visa?

5. How does the Pasha's grandmother die?

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