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

2. What is Jake concerned about, as he makes connections for Layla and David?
(a) David getting killed.
(b) Layla getting caught.
(c) Getting killed by the Director’s private security guards.
(d) Getting court martialed.

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

4. What is the motto Jake told Layla his friend lived by in the para-resecue corps?
(a) That Others May Live.
(b) A More Perfect Union.
(c) Unity. Security. Prosperity.
(d) E Pluribus Unum.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Director want in return for what he offers Layla?

3. What excuse does Jake give for Layla being in the Mess when the Director catches them there?

4. What lesson does Jake try to impress on Layla by telling him about his mother dying?

5. What does Layla agree to do when her parents ask her to accept their situation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What circumstances lead to Soheil’s death?

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

4. How does Layla’s second article get out of Mobius?

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

6. What does Samira Ahmed say makes her angry in the Author’s Note, and what does she say gives her hope?

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

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

9. What changes when Dr. Han comes to examine Layla’s injuries in her cell?

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

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