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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Layla think she sees on their way driving away from their house?
(a) White supremacists.
(b) Her teacher.
(c) Mrs. Brown.
(d) David.

2. Who discovers Layla when she sneaks out at night for a walk?
(a) Her father.
(b) Another internee.
(c) Ayesha.
(d) The guard with the compass tattoo.

3. How does Ayesha change the topic when she and Layla are realizing that they do not have any rights in this camp?
(a) She asks about Layla’s grandparents.
(b) She asks about Layla’s favorite musician.
(c) She asks about Star Wars.
(d) She asks about Layla’s favorite book.

4. What does camp Mobius look like when Layla and her family arrive?
(a) A summer camp.
(b) A military base.
(c) A prison.
(d) A suburban development.

5. How does Layla characterize Union Station’s architecture?
(a) Neo-classical.
(b) Postmodern absurdism.
(c) Brutalist.
(d) Art deco-Mission style mashup.

6. What is David’s father’s religion?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Hindu.
(c) Christian.
(d) Jewish.

7. Who is Soheil having a confrontation with, while Layla and Ayesha are talking?
(a) His mother.
(b) Another internee.
(c) The Director.
(d) A guard he knew as a kid.

8. Who was interned at Manzanar during World War II?
(a) Prisoners of war.
(b) Japanese Americans.
(c) War criminals.
(d) Refugees.

9. What is a “desi”?
(a) A North African American.
(b) An Indian-American.
(c) A Muslim American.
(d) A dark-skinned American.

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

11. How does Layla characterize nature’s power?
(a) Divine.
(b) Ethical.
(c) Just.
(d) Amoral.

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

13. Where do Layla and her parents disembark the train?
(a) In the middle of the desert.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Independence.
(d) Mojave Plains.

14. What does David suggest, that Layla is appalled by?
(a) That she take a gun from him.
(b) That she collaborate.
(c) That she seduce the guards to get information.
(d) That she start a rebellion.

15. Where does Layla find David?
(a) In his pool house.
(b) In his living room.
(c) At the beach.
(d) In the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the book, how long ago have all Muslims been fired from their jobs?

2. Why does Layla say Americans accepted talk of a Muslim ban during the presidential campaign?

3. Who is Mrs. Brown?

4. When Jake gives her a burner phone, where does Layla call David from?

5. How does Layla characterize her tone when she asks the chief how his daughter’s college applications are going, while they drive to the relocation station?

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