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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Karamat, Terry, and Emily hide in the bathroom in Chapter Nine?
(a) A bomb blast goes off in London.
(b) There is chatter about an imminent attack.
(c) Suarez runs a drill for his team.
(d) Aneeka makes a speech on TV.

2. Who does Terry say Eamonn is like?
(a) Like no one in their family.
(b) Like Karamat Lone.
(c) Like Emily Lone.
(d) Herself before she met Karamat Lone.

3. What does Karamat say about his decision to not let Parvaiz return in a TV interview?
(a) That he does not want Britain to deal with the mess.
(b) That he is getting revenge on Aneeka.
(c) That his decision is justified.
(d) That the majority of Britains and British Muslims support him.

4. What does Parvaiz call the media men he meets in Chapter Six?
(a) Brother Two Names and Brother Three Names.
(b) Thug One and Thug Two.
(c) Abu Two Names and Abu Three Names.
(d) Thing One and Thing Two.

5. What does Aneeka say in Chapter Seven when Isma says the body is a shell?
(a) That it is like the shell of a bullet casing after firing.
(b) That a shell is only the remnants of a soul.
(c) That it is like a snail shell shed behind.
(d) That a shell held up to the ear sounds like the ocean it came from still.

6. Where did Aneeka's mother die?
(a) At the travel agency where she worked.
(b) At the grocery store.
(c) At their grandparents house.
(d) At home.

7. 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 Farooq wants to go on a holiday and asks Parvaiz to join him.
(c) Because Parvaiz becomes the leader of the media team and can leave when he chooses.
(d) Because Parvaiz runs away from the compound.

8. What does Farooq talk to Parvaiz about in Chapter Five?
(a) His father, the history of Islam and Christianity, football, Parvaiz's life, and Farooq's reality TV show.
(b) Reality tv, football, and Dancing With the Stars.
(c) Nietzsche, Freud, and the history of feminism.
(d) His father, dating, and Parvaiz's soundwork.

9. What narrative does Karamat think Eamonn's video has created?
(a) A cheesy soap Opera.
(b) An Asian family drama dragged into Parliment.
(c) A witchhunt against an Asian politician.
(d) A British version of the Sopranos.

10. What does Karamat do when he learns Eamonn has left Britain in Chapter Eight?
(a) Sits on the porch and cries.
(b) Throws a picture of Eamonn against the wall.
(c) Kisses a picture of Eamonn on the cheek.
(d) Goes through Eamonn's old things.

11. Where is Farooq going after dropping off Parvaiz in Chapter Six?
(a) Back to London.
(b) Nowhere. He is staying with Parvaiz.
(c) To join Abu Raees.
(d) To the front to fight.

12. What does Karamat say when he learns of Aneeka in Chapter Eight?
(a) "She'll never get what she wants."
(b) "She's going to look for justice in Pakistan?"
(c) "She's an idiot."
(d) "She's barking up the wrong tree."

13. Why did Parviaz think Isma would not get a visa?
(a) Because she had gotten into trouble before.
(b) Because of their father.
(c) Because of his connections with jihadi groups.
(d) Because she wasn't a good student.

14. What does Parvaiz say to Farooq about his father on the phone in Chapter Five?
(a) "I am sad because of how he abandoned his family."
(b) "I think about him every day."
(c) "I have always wanted a father."
(d) "I do not want to know anything about him."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Farooq choose for Parvaiz?

2. What description does a retired Special Branch officer say was on the back of Parviaz's picture of his father?

3. What does Farooq tell Parvaiz he is to him at the end of Chapter Five?

4. What does Karamat think about releasing to the public in Chapter Nine?

5. What is Aneeka's appeal to the prime minister?

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