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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will fascism be wearing when it comes to America, according to the quote Ahmed cites?
(a) The American flag.
(b) A business suit.
(c) White hoods.
(d) A blindfold.

2. What adds urgency to the students’ plans for a protest fast?
(a) Jake is threatened by the Director.
(b) Jake has to scale back his help, because he is suspected of treason.
(c) Protestors are disappeared.
(d) They are afraid things will keep getting worse.

3. How old was Jake when his mother died?
(a) 24.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 18.

4. Who fires the deadly shot before the camp gates are opened?
(a) Layla's father.
(b) The Director’s private security guards.
(c) Jake.
(d) The Director.

5. How many times have Layla’s articles been read online?
(a) Thousands of times.
(b) Hundreds of thousands of times.
(c) Tens of thousands of times.
(d) Millions of times.

6. What does Layla express her faith in at the end of the novel?
(a) Her ability to find her way.
(b) Her parents’ forgiveness.
(c) The redemptive power of love.
(d) The Director’s superiors chastising him.

7. Who tells the woman to pipe down when she accuses Layla of causing the restrictions at morning roll call the day after the fasting protest?
(a) Layla’s mother.
(b) Ayesha’s mother.
(c) Layla's father.
(d) Ayesha.

8. What does Jake tell Layla his orders were?
(a) To save human lives.
(b) To ensure that no crimes were committed at the camp.
(c) To protect the country.
(d) To let things play out at the camp.

9. What does the Director do when Layla refuses to beg for her life?
(a) Slaps her.
(b) Shoots her.
(c) Punches her.
(d) Stabs her.

10. What does Layla smell on the Director’s breath when he yells at her?
(a) Beer.
(b) Wine.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Gin.

11. What does Jake tell Layla his mother loved?
(a) Music.
(b) The military.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Art.

12. What does Layla anticipate will happen after the fasting protest?
(a) There will be strict curfews and restrictions.
(b) The Director will be furious.
(c) There will be arrests and disappearances.
(d) The community will rise up against the guards.

13. What counter-accusation does Layla make, when the others accuse her of causing trouble?
(a) That the others have not done anything.
(b) That the others deserve to suffer.
(c) That the others are begging her to step forward.
(d) That the others are afraid of Saleem and Fauzi.

14. What does Layla compare the camp to on her final morning there?
(a) A desert.
(b) A train station.
(c) A theatre.
(d) An outdoor market.

15. Where does Layla go after the confrontation with the Director?
(a) The Mess.
(b) The garden.
(c) Her trailer.
(d) The Infirmary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Khadijah auntie compare Layla to at morning roll call?

3. How is the Director assaulting Layla when Fred intervenes?

4. What is it that saves Layla when the Director bursts in on her meeting with David?

5. Who does Layla think must be the traitor who has talked with the Director about the students’ plans?

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