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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the fellow prisoner tell Khalid he is from in Chapter 8?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Egypt.

2. How old is Khalid’s sister Gul in Chapter 1?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

3. One of the American CIA agents asks Khalid when he last saw what individual in Chapter 10?
(a) Osama Bin Laden.
(b) Alex Jones.
(c) George W. Bush.
(d) Saddam Hussein.

4. What is the title of Chapter 14?
(a) “Lights.”
(b) “Party of God.”
(c) “Water Tricks.”
(d) “To Kandahar.”

5. The man who introduces himself as James when Khalid is being interrogated says he’s from what organization in Chapter 6?
(a) Homeland Security.
(b) CIA.
(c) NSA.
(d) MI5.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the capital city of Pakistan?

3. How old does the prisoner in the next cell to Khalid’s tell him he is in Chapter 11?

4. What is the title of Chapter 15?

5. For how many minutes are the prisoners led outside and allowed to take in the sun in the chain gang in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Abdul has been returned to his cell after interrogation in Chapter 12?

2. What does Khalid do when the guard brings him breakfast in Chapter 7?

3. What does Khalid think about during his flight in the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. Where is Khalid taken in Chapter 9? By what modes of transportation is he relocated?

5. Who is the fellow prisoner that Khalid meets in Chapter 8? How is this character’s appearance described?

6. What does the first interrogator ask Khalid in Chapter 6? How does Khalid respond?

7. What does Khalid recall from a classroom conversation about the Spanish Inquisition in Chapter 15?

8. How is the incident at the science lab explained in Chapter 1? Who was responsible for the incident?

9. What does Khalid consider about his own situation after speaking with the fellow prisoner in Chapter 8?

10. What is Khalid doing when his character is introduced in Chapter 1? What worry concerns Khalid in the opening of the novel?

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