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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the students at the assembly begin chanting after Khalid has finished his speech in Chapter 29?
(a) “Death to America!”
(b) “End racial profiling!”
(c) “Close down Guantanamo!”
(d) “Freedom of speech!”

2. What is the title of Chapter 23?
(a) “Every Shred.”
(b) “Water Tricks.”
(c) “Lee-Andy.”
(d) “News.”

3. Where did Khalid first meet Niamh last year, according to the narrator in Chapter 18?
(a) The science lab.
(b) The library.
(c) The museum.
(d) The cafeteria.

4. What does Khalid read at the assembly in Chapter 29?
(a) A letter from his mother he received while in prison.
(b) A letter Khalid wrote from Guantanamo Bay Prison.
(c) A letter that his lawyer wrote in order to have him freed.
(d) A letter written from Nico while he was in prison.

5. Masud points out another prisoner to Khalid at the showers and tells him in Chapter 17 that the prisoner was blinded in one eye where?
(a) Israel.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Jordan.

6. The letter that Khalid’s new lawyer hands him in Chapter 24 is written by whom?
(a) Khalid’s mother.
(b) Khalid’s sister.
(c) Tariq.
(d) Khalid’s father.

7. What breakfast is brought to Khalid on the plane in the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) Rice, potatoes, and tuna fish.
(b) A bread roll, an omelet, and baked beans.
(c) A pancake, coffee, and a Danish.
(d) A piece of cake, a donut, and a cup of tea.

8. What is the title of Chapter 27?
(a) “Karachi.”
(b) “Every Shred.”
(c) “Touchdown.”
(d) “Red Cross.”

9. For how long does Tariq say the hunger strike went on when he first arrived at Guantanamo in Chapter 23?
(a) 54 days.
(b) 29 days.
(c) 71 days.
(d) 120 days.

10. Who does Aadab say is her new best friend when she talks to Khalid on the phone after he’s arrived in England in Chapter 27?
(a) Aadab.
(b) Nico.
(c) Niamh.
(d) Hareema.

11. The voice that speaks to Khalid after he descends the plane in Chapter 16 says, “Welcome to Guantanamo Bay Prison. You’re now the property of” whom?
(a) “The TSA.”
(b) “The US Homeland Security Agency.”
(c) “The US Marine Corps.”
(d) “The US Navy Corps.”

12. When is Khalid’s birthday?
(a) March 11.
(b) June 12.
(c) July 7.
(d) September 16.

13. Of whose capture does Khalid’s new lawyer tell him about in Chapter 24?
(a) Saddam Hussein’s.
(b) Alex Jones’s.
(c) George W. Bush’s.
(d) Osama Bin Laden’s.

14. What is the name of the man who sits next to Angela as she interrogates Khalid in Chapter 18?
(a) Walter.
(b) Tom.
(c) Bruce.
(d) Jerry.

15. How old was Niamh when she joined Khalid’s school, according to the narrator in Chapter 18?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in his family does Khalid learn has been the first person to pass the driving test on the plane in Chapter 26?

2. Tariq tells Khalid that he lied to the authorities and said that Khalid’s father was what, in Chapter 23?

3. What is the name of the man who says his job is “to help [Khalid] settle back into normal life as soon as possible” in Chapter 27?

4. The military doctor that comes to examine Khalid in Chapter 23 is said to be no more than how old?

5. What book is in Khalid’s cell when he arrives at Guantanamo Bay Prison in Chapter 16?

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