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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Niamh’s last name in the novel?
(a) O’Connor.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Smith.
(d) Reilly.

2. What is the name of the American soldier wearing jeans and a white shirt that holds out his hand to Khalid during the processing “as if welcoming the shivering, naked Khalid to Afghanistan” in Chapter 10?
(a) Jim.
(b) Anthony.
(c) Bruce.
(d) Jack.

3. What does Khalid recall stealing from a Polish guy at the market during his delirium in Chapter 14?
(a) A radio.
(b) A vase.
(c) Black jeans.
(d) A tablet.

4. Khalid’s father is said to have taught Khalid how to do the dishes after tea at what age?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

5. What is the title of Chapter 22?
(a) “Processing.”
(b) “Red Cross.”
(c) “News.”
(d) “The Jinn.”

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Niamh when she joined Khalid’s school, according to the narrator in Chapter 18?

2. For how long does Tariq say the hunger strike went on when he first arrived at Guantanamo in Chapter 23?

3. What is the title of Chapter 17?

4. The prisoner in the cell next to Khalid’s tells him in Chapter 11 that “Hezbollah” means what?

5. How often is the Red Cross guy said to come by for letters from the prisoners in the beginning of Chapter 12?

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