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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. What does the pain in Layla’s cheek prevent her from doing?
(a) Seeing her parents.
(b) Going out in public.
(c) Imagining that this is all a dream.
(d) Going to work.

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

3. What does Jake confiscate from Layla after the confrontation with the Director?
(a) The burner phone.
(b) Her notebooks.
(c) Her access to garden tools.
(d) Her access to David.

4. Where are Layla’s parents when she returns to her trailer?
(a) They are in the neighboring trailer.
(b) They are at work.
(c) They are at the Mess.
(d) They have been imprisoned.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Director do when Layla refuses to beg for her life?

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

4. How does David address his previous conversation with Layla when he sees her again?

5. How far into the future does Ahmed say Internment is set?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of gathering starts to collect outside the gates of the camp?

2. What does Jake tell Layla about his compass rose tattoo?

3. What is Layla’s attitude toward her condition, and what steps does she take to oppose it?

4. How does Fred save Layla from the Director during this second interview?

5. How does David’s second visit come about, and what does it accomplish?

6. How does Layla characterize the crowd that advances to the gates?

7. What is the outcome of the protest Layla and her friends stage during the Red Cross visit?

8. What are the factors that are leading the camp to a more confrontational footing?

9. What are the new rules that apply to camp Mobius after the fast protest at the Mess?

10. In the Mess, what does the Director do that raises the stakes on his conflict with Layla?

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