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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often is the Red Cross guy said to come by for letters from the prisoners in the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Twice a week.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Every two weeks.

2. Where does Khalid’s cousin Tariq live in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Lahore, Pakistan.
(b) Manchester, England.
(c) Islamabad, Pakistan.
(d) Rabat, Morocco.

3. The prisoner in the next cell to Khalid’s in Chapter 11 tells him that he was born where?
(a) Israel.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Iran.
(d) Iraq.

4. 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) Anthony.
(b) Bruce.
(c) Jim.
(d) Jack.

5. What does Khalid do as the armed guard goes to take his breakfast from him in the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) He kicks the door open and flees.
(b) He attempts to strangle the guard.
(c) He runs and leaps from the window.
(d) He makes a telephone call to his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the guards bring Khalid to eat after his days of sleep deprivation and confinement after the confession in Chapter 15?

2. What is the title of Chapter 13?

3. What is the title of Chapter 3?

4. How many children is Masud said to have back home in Chapter 9?

5. What word from Chapter 1 refers to a traditional dress of South and Central Asia, especially of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where it is worn by both men and women?

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