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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. What are the names of Khalid’s old mates from primary school that lead him out of the sports store when Khalid has an anxiety attack in Chapter 29?
(a) Nasir and Tariq.
(b) Aadab and Jim.
(c) Nadim and Sabeeh.
(d) Nico and Wade.

2. 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 US Navy Corps.”
(b) “The US Marine Corps.”
(c) “The US Homeland Security Agency.”
(d) “The TSA.”

3. How many suicides does Khalid’s lawyer say there were last week at Camp Echo in Chapter 24?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

4. What is Tariq’s assigned number at Guantanamo?
(a) 372.
(b) 123.
(c) 289.
(d) 324.

5. The military doctor that comes to examine Khalid in Chapter 23 is said to be no more than how old?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 35.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word does Khalid use in Chapter 16 to refer to “acts of charity to help people in need”?

3. Where has Khalid begun biting himself in Chapter 17?

4. When one of the prisoners shouts at Khalid, calling him a “dorkhead,” he becomes convinced that it is whom in Chapter 22?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Khalid encounter on his way to the barber in Chapter 21? What exchange is described?

2. How is Khalid’s arrival in Guantanamo Bay Prison described in the beginning of Chapter 16?

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

4. What news does the food trolley man relate to the prisoners in Chapter 16? How do they respond?

5. How is Khalid’s speech at the assembly described in Chapter 29? How do the students respond?

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

7. What conversation takes place between Khalid and Tariq when Khalid is brought back to his cell in Chapter 24?

8. What event brings Khalid some respite from his situation in Chapter 20?

9. Whom does Khalid meet when he is taken to the recreation area at the prison in Chapter 20? How is the recreation area described?

10. What does the fellow prisoner tell Khalid about his experiences after Karachi in Chapter 17?

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