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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. Masud describes being hung from the walls and beaten with what in Chapter 17?
(a) A lead pipe.
(b) A brick attached to a metal rod.
(c) A strap attached to a wooden handle.
(d) A cat-o-nine-tails.

2. During his speech at the assembly in Chapter 29, Khalid says, “Hurt is hurt. Harm is harm. Bullying is bullying. What everyone wants is the same thing.” What is this thing?
(a) “Fairness.”
(b) “Judgment.”
(c) “Respect.”
(d) “Kindness.”

3. What is the name of the first American military man that introduces himself to Khalid in Chapter 26?
(a) Major Donaldson.
(b) Major Leeth.
(c) Major James.
(d) Major Jackson.

4. Talking to Khalid of the tortures he’s endured, Masud says in Chapter 17, “This I’m knowing for sure is against the law they set” where?
(a) “In Geneva.”
(b) “In the US.”
(c) “In Oslo.”
(d) “In Pakistan.”

5. 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?
(a) Professor Jameson.
(b) Professor Wolfson.
(c) Professor Packman.
(d) Professor Joyce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tariq’s assigned number at Guantanamo?

2. Where does Tariq say he was held for over a year in Chapter 23?

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

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

5. Who does Khalid learn left school at sixteen for his apprenticeship with British Gas in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Khalid’s psychological state illustrated in the beginning of Chapter 21?

2. How is Khalid’s psychological state described in Chapter 19?

3. Where does Khalid encounter Tariq in Chapter 22? What does he learn from this character?

4. Where is the airplane when Khalid awakens in Chapter 27? Where does Khalid learn he will be going?

5. How is Khalid’s arrival home described in Chapter 28? How does Khalid respond to the experience of arriving home?

6. Who greets Khalid in the interrogation room in Chapter 26? What information do these characters relate?

7. How is Khalid’s arrival in his room described in Chapter 27? Whom does Khalid speak to here?

8. What causes Khalid to feel guilty in Chapter 25? What does Khalid receive in the mail in this chapter?

9. What music is blaring in the prison when Khalid awakens in Chapter 18? What does this make Khalid think of?

10. What does Mr. Tagg ask of Khalid in Chapter 28? How does Khalid respond?

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