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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Layla’s relationship with her parents change in camp Mobius?
(a) She obeys them faithfully.
(b) She consults them more often.
(c) She flouts their authority openly.
(d) She starts to deceive them.

2. Whose prayer does Layla pray,while she is packing?
(a) Her priest.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her Nanni.
(d) Her father.

3. What job was Layla's father fired from?
(a) Chiropractor.
(b) Poetry professor.
(c) Math teacher.
(d) Eye doctor.

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

5. What distinguishing mark does the guard have, who intervenes to get Layla out of trouble on the train?
(a) A compass tattoo.
(b) An American flag tattoo.
(c) A Mohawk haircut.
(d) A pierced nose.

6. What does the guard tell Soheil to do?
(a) Try to escape.
(b) Submit a complaint.
(c) Follow orders.
(d) Shut his mouth.

7. 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 favorite musician.
(b) She asks about Layla’s favorite book.
(c) She asks about Layla’s grandparents.
(d) She asks about Star Wars.

8. Who took the action against the Secretary of War?
(a) Terrorists.
(b) Occupy Mobius.
(c) Anonymous.
(d) Muslim protestors.

9. What characteristic summarizes the Director’s appearance in Layla’s eyes?
(a) His scaly hands.
(b) His dripping nose.
(c) His blotchy face.
(d) His beady eyes.

10. What play does Layla read after she gets home from David’s?
(a) A Streetcar Named Desire.
(b) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
(c) Waiting for Godot.
(d) Macbeth.

11. What does Layla say she is struck by at orientation?
(a) The fear on people’s faces.
(b) The violence of the guards.
(c) The uniformity of the internees.
(d) The wide variety of types of people.

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

13. How does the Director characterize the role of the minders in each block of trailers?
(a) Guards.
(b) Spies.
(c) Community resources.
(d) Crackers.

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

15. What follows Layla and her parents on their way to Mess after orientation?
(a) A drone.
(b) A truck.
(c) A tank.
(d) A robotic dog.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a “desi”?

3. What does the Director expect camp Mobius to serve as?

4. Where does Ayesha say she is from?

5. How does Layla characterize her experience of entering the camp?

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