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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Layla trying to avoid as she tries not to draw attention to herself as she goes to David’s house?

2. At the beginning of the book, how long ago have all Muslims been fired from their jobs?

3. How does Layla justify refusing to go along with the plan David suggests?

4. What job was Layla's father fired from?

5. How does the Director characterize the role of the minders in each block of trailers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the White Rose, and what does she mean to Layla?

2. How does Jake respond after Layla cannot get through to David?

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

4. How do Layla and her family arrive at Camp Mobius?

5. How does Layla characterize the populace that is interned?

6. How does Layla connect with Ayesha?

7. How well does Layla’s world correspond with America under Donald Trump?

8. What do Layla and Ayesha find in the garden?

9. What are the different frames of reference by which Layla and Ayesha try to make the internment make sense?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What personal qualities are responsible for Layla’s leadership? What are the advantages and disadvantages of taking the leadership position? What kind of leader is Layla, and what makes her successful?

Essay Topic 2

Research the various internments the book references: the Japanese internment during World War II, the Nazi concentration camps, and the caging of kids at the American border that happened under President Trump. Which case most closely resembles the internment in Ahmed’s novel? Which parts of the novel reflect different cases? What parts are new to this novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the effect of the Author’s Note on the contents of the novel. How does the Author’s Note change your reading of the novel? How does it add to it? Does it take anything away from it?

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