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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old does the prisoner in the next cell to Khalid’s tell him he is in Chapter 11?
2. What are the names of Khalid’s aunts whom his family visits in Chapter 3?
3. How many pages does Khalid’s torturer have him sign as a confession in Chapter 14?
4. What is the name of the video game that Tariq has developed in Chapter 3?
5. What is the title of Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Khalid do when the guard brings him breakfast in Chapter 7?
2. Whom does Khalid meet after being taken to the showers in Chapter 11?
3. Who is the man in the cell next to Khalid’s in Chapter 11? Where is this character from?
4. How is Khalid’s processing described in Chapter 10? What does Khalid undergo upon arrival?
5. What does the first interrogator ask Khalid in Chapter 6? How does Khalid respond?
6. What is Khalid doing when his character is introduced in Chapter 1? What worry concerns Khalid in the opening of the novel?
7. What images are displayed to Khalid during his interrogations in Chapter 14? How do these images impact Khalid?
8. Whom does Khalid meet at the new Indian grocery near his home in Chapter 2? What does this character warn Khalid about?
9. Where is Khalid taken in Chapter 9? By what modes of transportation is he relocated?
10. How is Khalid’s situation and condition described in the beginning of Chapter 15?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the events surrounding 9/11 and the establishment of the Guantanamo Bay Prison. When did this take place? Who approved the opening of Guantanamo Bay? How do these events relate directly to the narrative of Guantanamo Boy?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author’s transition in narrative and language style in Chapter 13, “Lights.” What different techniques does the author use to illustrate Khalid’s mental and psychological deterioration in the chapter? Are these techniques effective?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the al-Qaeda organization and its history. When was al-Qaeda established? Who established the organization? What was the status of the organization following the 9/11 attacks? Why is Khalid accused of being a member of al-Qaeda?
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