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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dr. Han help the cause of the internees?
(a) She testifies to Congress.
(b) She conveys messages from David.
(c) She leaks her report to the press.
(d) She authorizes Jake to protect Layla and her family.

2. How does David address his previous conversation with Layla when he sees her again?
(a) He apologizes profusely.
(b) He makes it up with flowers.
(c) He promises to change.
(d) He refuses to address what angered her.

3. What does Fauzia hand Layla at roll call?
(a) A bullhorn.
(b) Soheil’s Quran.
(c) Pots and pans to bang for noise.
(d) A burner phone.

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

5. Why do Saleem and Fauzi offer the internees rewards?
(a) To show the Director a model block.
(b) To spur them to keep the peace and be industrious.
(c) To motivate them to turn in the article-writer.
(d) To keep the peace when the Red Cross visits.

6. What does Ahmed say is deeply rooted in American history?
(a) Relocation camps.
(b) Fascism.
(c) Solidarity with Muslims.
(d) Totalitarianism.

7. Where has Suraya recruited supporters from, for the next protest?
(a) The garden.
(b) Her block.
(c) Quranic study class.
(d) The Mess.

8. What does Layla describe in her first article about life in camp Mobius?
(a) Noor’s arrest.
(b) The segregation by ethnicity.
(c) Her parents' depression.
(d) Missing her Nanni.

9. What book does Layla's father give her?
(a) Thoreau’s Walden.
(b) Beauvoir’s Useless Mouths.
(c) Austen’s Persuasion.
(d) Tolstoy’s War and Peace.

10. Why does Fred tell Layla that he is not concerned about what he does being caught on camera?
(a) The cameras do not actually work.
(b) He always hides his face from the cameras.
(c) The IT guy in charge of the cameras is on his side.
(d) He knows the officers who will review the footage.

11. Why does Fred say the Director is afraid of Layla?
(a) She will mock him to the internees.
(b) She cannot be disappeared.
(c) She has turned the guards against him.
(d) She has brought attention to the camp.

12. How does Layla characterize Suraya’s face?
(a) Tender with compassion.
(b) Glowing with God’s light.
(c) Tough with resolve.
(d) Tormented with sufferings.

13. Why does Jake say he is still going along with the Director’s plans?
(a) To keep his confidence, and protect people.
(b) To rein in the Director’s worst impulses.
(c) To learn more about the Director’s intentions.
(d) To set the Director up for a sting operation.

14. Where did Jake get his tattoo design from?
(a) Basic training.
(b) A hiking trip with his mother.
(c) A sailing trip.
(d) Biology class.

15. What does the Director offer Layla as an enticement?
(a) Food.
(b) Hot water.
(c) Travel privileges.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What counter-accusation does Layla make, when the others accuse her of causing trouble?

2. What injuries has Soheil suffered from the fasting protest?

3. What does Jake tell Layla his mother loved?

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

5. What does Layla anticipate will happen after the fasting protest?

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