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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is present for Layla’s first meeting with the Director in his office?
(a) Fred.
(b) Red Cross observers.
(c) Jake.
(d) Her parents.

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

4. What warning/challenge was issued to the Director?
(a) A manifesto promised disturbances if reforms were not made.
(b) Guards were threatened if they did not close the camp.
(c) Video of Noor’s arrest was leaked to the press.
(d) Noor’s hijab was left on the admin building door.

5. Why does Layla refuse to tell her parents what she is planning?
(a) She says that they are out of their depth with this situation.
(b) She says that she does not want to upset them.
(c) She says that it is better for them not to know.
(d) She says that they would only turn her in.

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

7. What does Layla say is the advantage of the distance between herself and her parents?
(a) It protects her.
(b) It protects them.
(c) It gives them authority.
(d) It keeps her innocent.

8. Who is funding Occupy Mobius?
(a) Corporate sponsors.
(b) Amnesty International.
(c) A billionaire.
(d) Doctors Without Borders.

9. After Layla gets back to her trailer, what does Jake’s note tell Layla is going to happen?
(a) Beatings.
(b) Opening the camp.
(c) A lockdown.
(d) Arrests.

10. In the morning after the protest at the gate, what does Layla accuse Saleem of?
(a) Foolishness.
(b) Betraying his people.
(c) Murder.
(d) Betraying his wife.

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

12. What does Khadijah auntie compare Layla to at morning roll call?
(a) Thunder.
(b) A heartbeat.
(c) Lightning.
(d) The sea.

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

14. What role does Soheil play in the fast Layla and Ayesha are planning?
(a) He acts as looking while they plan.
(b) He squeals to the Director.
(c) He helps develop a strategy.
(d) He recruits other internees.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Layla compare the camp to on her final morning there?

2. What is the Director’s reason for hating Islam?

3. What instruction does Ahmed end the Author’s Note with?

4. Who intervenes when Saleem raises his hand to strike Layla?

5. Where has Suraya recruited supporters from, for the next protest?

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