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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-22, pages 206-252.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Layla and her parents get from the train to the camp?
(a) Military vehicles.
(b) Buses.
(c) On foot.
(d) Another train.

2. What movie do Layla and Ayesha compare their situation to?
(a) Godfather.
(b) Pulp Fiction.
(c) Star Wars.
(d) Footloose.

3. What do Layla's parents say will happen if they speak up against the restrictions?
(a) They will be jailed.
(b) They will be blacklisted.
(c) They will be disappeared.
(d) They will be fired.

4. What does Layla's father say you can only hear in silence?
(a) The heart’s roar.
(b) Justice.
(c) Truth.
(d) Solidarity with others.

5. How does Layla characterize the changes she sees in her parents?
(a) They are depressed and exhausted all the time.
(b) They have lost themselves.
(c) They seem older all the time.
(d) Their lights have gone out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jake concerned about, as he makes connections for Layla and David?

2. Why does Jake tell Layla to stop calling him corporal Reynolds?

3. Why do Saleem and Fauzi offer the internees rewards?

4. What does Layla agree to do when her parents ask her to accept their situation?

5. What time does the curfew go into effect after the fasting protest?

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