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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 does Ahmed say is deeply rooted in American history?

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

3. What does Jake tell Layla his mother loved?

4. Why does Fred tell Layla that he is not concerned about what he does being caught on camera?

5. Who does Layla think must be the traitor who has talked with the Director about the students’ plans?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What does Layla tell the crowd when she gets the bullhorn, and what does she say about America?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the first act of open defiance that takes place in the camp?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate your own reading of Internment—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of women in Internment? How are women’s roles or actions different from men’s? Does this novel’s portrait of female characters challenge conventional notions of what it means to be female? What does Ahmed teach the reader about being female? What ideas of femininity does Ahmed resist or overturn?

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