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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Layla contact David the first time?
(a) She calls him from the Hub.
(b) She calls from a burner phone.
(c) She video chats with him.
(d) She sends him a letter.

2. How does the Director end the violence surrounding Noor’s arrest?
(a) He fires a shot in the air.
(b) He shoots at the protestors.
(c) He sounds the camp siren.
(d) He orders the guards to shoot on his order.

3. What is a “desi”?
(a) A North African American.
(b) A dark-skinned American.
(c) A Muslim American.
(d) An Indian-American.

4. What is going on in Center Square as Layla goes to David’s house?
(a) A trial.
(b) A book burning.
(c) A square dance.
(d) An execution.

5. Why does Layla say Americans accepted talk of a Muslim ban during the presidential campaign?
(a) They needed a scapegoat.
(b) They were angry at Muslims.
(c) They thought it was just rhetoric.
(d) They thought restrictions could be imposed kindly.

6. Why does the woman behind Layla say that they can be mistreated?
(a) The laws do not apply in the desert.
(b) They are being persecuted for their religion.
(c) The country is at war now.
(d) They are all related to terrorists.

7. What is Layla trying to avoid as she tries not to draw attention to herself as she goes to David’s house?
(a) Being robbed.
(b) Being turned in.
(c) Being beaten.
(d) Being fined.

8. How does Layla characterize her experience of entering the camp?
(a) Hallucinatory.
(b) Surreal.
(c) Crystalline.
(d) Feverish.

9. Where do Layla and her family live at camp Mobius?
(a) Cells.
(b) Tents.
(c) Barracks.
(d) FEMA trailers.

10. Where does Ayesha say she is from?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Yemen.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Pakistan.

11. How long do Layla and her parents have to pack their things for relocation?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

12. Who is Soheil having a confrontation with, while Layla and Ayesha are talking?
(a) A guard he knew as a kid.
(b) The Director.
(c) His mother.
(d) Another internee.

13. What is the motto of camp Mobius?
(a) Unity. Security. Prosperity.
(b) Freedom. Love. Respect.
(c) Safety. Purity. Community.
(d) Onward into the Future Together.

14. When Jake gives her a burner phone, where does Layla call David from?
(a) The garden.
(b) The Mess.
(c) Her trailer.
(d) The Hub.

15. Where does Layla live?
(a) Suburbs.
(b) College town.
(c) Rural town.
(d) Big city.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Layla characterize her tone when she asks the chief how his daughter’s college applications are going, while they drive to the relocation station?

2. What distinguishing mark does the guard have, who intervenes to get Layla out of trouble on the train?

3. What does Layla say should prevent the Muslims being mistreated?

4. How does Layla characterize the difference between herself and her parents?

5. How does Layla characterize the seating sections in the Mess?

(see the answer keys)

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