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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Six, what does Parvaiz learn about his father that changes his impression of him?
(a) That his father never wanted to know him.
(b) That his father's jihadi name was not Abu Parvaiz.
(c) That his father could have gone home during the winter and chose not to.
(d) That his father liked Parvaiz more than his sisters.

2. What does Farooq do when Parvaiz tells him of the library fundraiser?
(a) Put the iron on Parvaiz's hand.
(b) Tell Parvaiz he would like to join the fundraiser.
(c) Tell Parvaiz he shouldn't be involved.
(d) Hug Parvaiz for doing good community work.

3. What does Parvaiz think of as he looks at the Raqqa British consulate in Chapter Six?
(a) How much he loves his family.
(b) Wembley Park and Lady Fingers Pudding.
(c) The Great British Bake-off and Afternoon Tea.
(d) Mo Farah at the Olympics and Aunty Naseem's cake tin from the Queen's Golden Jubilee.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Parvaiz able to leave the compound in Chapter Six?

2. What does Karamat say to Terry to let him stay in bed with her in Chapter Nine?

3. What does Isma tell Karamat about Eamonn in Chapter Eight?

4. What phrase does Eamonn use that hurts Karamat politically?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Farooq tell Parvaiz of Raqqa?

2. What happens when Eamonn arrives to where Aneeka is waiting in Chapter Nine?

3. What does Karamat think of London and his political critics?

4. How does Farooq first approach Parvaiz and what does Farooq tell him?

5. What does Karamat intend to release to change the newspaper coverage after Eamonn's video? What is the story he wants to recenter the media on?

6. What does Gladys say on TV in Chapter Seven? What happens in response on the internet?

7. What does Parvaiz find out from Farooq in Chapter Six that he did not know before?

8. How does Parvaiz describe Raqqa when he first arrives in Chapter Six?

9. How is Parvaiz able to leave the compound in Chapter Six?

10. What realization does Karamat have when the bomb threat puts him and his family in hiding?

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