View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Director’s reason for hating Islam?
(a) Islam’s restrictions on women.
(b) He hate Islam because he is told to.
(c) “Sharia law.”
(d) Islam’s food restrictions.

2. What time does the curfew go into effect after the fasting protest?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) 7 p.m.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) 10 p.m.

3. What do the internees chant as they approach the gate?
(a) We are Americans.
(b) Open Mobius.
(c) Hey hey, ho ho, Mobius has got to go!
(d) Down with hate!

4. What does Layla say rebellions are based on?
(a) Hope.
(b) Strategy.
(c) Planning.
(d) Cunning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ahmed say is deeply rooted in American history?

2. Why does Jake tell the Director that Layla cannot disavow the article she had written?

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

4. What sign of solidarity does Khadijah auntie give Layla at morning roll call?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Layla’s resistance take root after the fast protest?

2. How does Layla answer the harassment she faces from Saleem and Fauzi and the others on her block, at morning check-in?

3. What does Jake tell Layla about his life?

4. Where is Layla interrogated again, after the interview in the Director’s office?

5. How does Layla’s first article change life at camp Mobius?

6. What does the Director want from Layla when he calls her to his office?

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

8. When the Director visits Layla in her cell, what does he tell her about his view of the world and the need for the camp?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,053 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample