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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. In the beginning of Chapter 13, the narrator states that there is nothing in the cell that holds Khalid aside from what?
(a) A sink and a bed.
(b) A floor covered in straw.
(c) An Oriental rug.
(d) A blue mat and a toilet.

2. What is the name of the Scottish neighbor to Khalid’s family that lives in house number 11?
(a) Nico.
(b) Mac.
(c) Gul.
(d) Jim.

3. As Khalid walks home from school in Chapter 1, he worries about his father receiving a letter from the school about his misbehavior. In what school room was Khalid misbehaving?
(a) The foreign language lab.
(b) The cafeteria.
(c) The science lab.
(d) The computer lab.

4. What is the name of the restaurant where Khalid’s father works as a lunch chef in Chapter 1?
(a) Perry Street Restaurant.
(b) The Hungry Panda.
(c) Two Boots.
(d) Vegetarian First.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Khalid’s cousin Tariq live in the beginning of the novel?

2. How many pages does Khalid’s torturer have him sign as a confession in Chapter 14?

3. What is the title of Chapter 14?

4. What is the name of the school that Khalid attends in Chapter 1?

5. How old is Khalid’s sister Aadab in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Khalid’s impressions of Karachi and the home of his aunts in Chapter 3?

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

3. What are some of the examples of films, books, etc. that Anna Perera used as research in developing the story of Guantanamo Boy, according to the Author’s Note?

4. Where is Khalid taken in the beginning of Chapter 8? How is this setting described?

5. What does Khalid’s father remark about on the news when he returns home from work in Chapter 1?

6. How is the process of waterboarding described in Chapter 14? How does Khalid respond to this torture?

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

8. What does Khalid find when he returns from unsuccessfully searching for his father in Chapter 5?

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

10. What does Anna Perera claim inspired her to write Guantanamo Boy in the Author’s Note?

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