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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 lesson does Jake try to impress on Layla by telling him about his mother dying?
(a) That death is final.
(b) That it is hard to lose people you love.
(c) That she would be sad to lose her parents.
(d) That people live in each other’s hearts.

2. What warning/challenge was issued to the Director?
(a) A manifesto promised disturbances if reforms were not made.
(b) Video of Noor’s arrest was leaked to the press.
(c) Guards were threatened if they did not close the camp.
(d) Noor’s hijab was left on the admin building door.

3. Who tells the woman to pipe down when she accuses Layla of causing the restrictions at morning roll call the day after the fasting protest?
(a) Ayesha.
(b) Layla’s mother.
(c) Layla's father.
(d) Ayesha’s mother.

4. What does Layla express her faith in at the end of the novel?
(a) The redemptive power of love.
(b) The Director’s superiors chastising him.
(c) Her parents’ forgiveness.
(d) Her ability to find her way.

5. What role does Soheil play in the fast Layla and Ayesha are planning?
(a) He acts as looking while they plan.
(b) He helps develop a strategy.
(c) He recruits other internees.
(d) He squeals to the Director.

Short Answer Questions

1. What American motto does Layla use to describe the crowd who march to the gate to demand the camp be closed?

2. After Layla gets back to her trailer, what does Jake’s note tell Layla is going to happen?

3. How does Layla explain her injury to her parents?

4. What time does the Director say daily roll calls will take place, after the fasting protest?

5. Why does Jake keep Layla from telling him her plans?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of gathering starts to collect outside the gates of the camp?

2. When Layla gets back from the brig, what does she find has happened to her parents?

3. What is the threat that looms over Layla’s head, and how does she adjust herself to avoid it?

4. How does Jake explain why he is going along with the Director’s illegal orders?

5. Where is Layla interrogated again, after the interview in the Director’s office?

6. What is Layla’s attitude toward her condition, and what steps does she take to oppose it?

7. How does Layla’s first article change life at camp Mobius?

8. What does the Director want from Layla when he calls her to his office?

9. What changes when Dr. Han comes to examine Layla’s injuries in her cell?

10. How does Layla’s second article get out of Mobius?

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