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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Layla contact David the first time?
(a) She calls him from the Hub.
(b) She video chats with him.
(c) She sends him a letter.
(d) She calls from a burner phone.

2. Where does Layla live?
(a) College town.
(b) Big city.
(c) Suburbs.
(d) Rural town.

3. How does Layla justify refusing to go along with the plan David suggests?
(a) The heart does not forget its lies.
(b) She would not be able to stomach taking such action.
(c) Once a heart is sullied, it cannot be cleaned.
(d) It is not possible to remain innocent while serving evil.

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

5. What does Layla's father say you can only hear in silence?
(a) Solidarity with others.
(b) The heart’s roar.
(c) Justice.
(d) Truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristic summarizes the Director’s appearance in Layla’s eyes?

2. How does Layla characterize her feeling about being in camp?

3. What role does Layla play for Ayesha and Soheil?

4. Where does Layla find David?

5. What time does the curfew go into effect at camp Mobius?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Layla and her family processed at the train station?

2. How does Layla seek consolation in the first moments of her internment?

3. What is happening around Layla Amin at the beginning of Internment?

4. What does Layla do when she cannot sleep?

5. How did the Registry of Muslims come to be, in Ahmed’s novel?

6. How does Layla’s relationship with her parents change in the camp?

7. How does Layla describe Noor’s arrest?

8. How does Layla’s approach to the relocation differ from her parents’?

9. How does Layla describe her feelings about the natural environment where the camp is located?

10. What kind of town does Layla live in, and how is her town bearing up under the new policies?

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