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    This document contains chapter questions and discussion prompts for the novel "Guantanamo Boy". It asks the reader to summarize what is known about the main character Khalid based on the information provided in the chapter. It also prompts analyzing how the author uses sensory details and comparing perspectives of different groups on detention and torture. Other questions explore religious concepts in the novel, how the date holds significance to Khalid, and analyzing symbols and writing style. The document provides potential themes of the novel like justice, alienation, and freedom. It suggests discussing war experiences and analyzing anti-war songs. Other prompts cover literary devices like irony and how to structure an essay.

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    This document contains chapter questions and discussion prompts for the novel "Guantanamo Boy". It asks the reader to summarize what is known about the main character Khalid based on the information provided in the chapter. It also prompts analyzing how the author uses sensory details and comparing perspectives of different groups on detention and torture. Other questions explore religious concepts in the novel, how the date holds significance to Khalid, and analyzing symbols and writing style. The document provides potential themes of the novel like justice, alienation, and freedom. It suggests discussing war experiences and analyzing anti-war songs. Other prompts cover literary devices like irony and how to structure an essay.

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    This document contains chapter questions and discussion prompts for the novel "Guantanamo Boy". It asks the reader to summarize what is known about the main character Khalid based on the information provided in the chapter. It also prompts analyzing how the author uses sensory details and comparing perspectives of different groups on detention and torture. Other questions explore religious concepts in the novel, how the date holds significance to Khalid, and analyzing symbols and writing style. The document provides potential themes of the novel like justice, alienation, and freedom. It suggests discussing war experiences and analyzing anti-war songs. Other prompts cover literary devices like irony and how to structure an essay.

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    Guantanamo Boy

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    Ormo@Normo
    This document contains chapter questions and discussion prompts for the novel "Guantanamo Boy". It asks the reader to summarize what is known about the main character Khalid based on the information provided in the chapter. It also prompts analyzing how the author uses sensory details and comparing perspectives of different groups on detention and torture. Other questions explore religious concepts in the novel, how the date holds significance to Khalid, and analyzing symbols and writing style. The document provides potential themes of the novel like justice, alienation, and freedom. It suggests discussing war experiences and analyzing anti-war songs. Other prompts cover literary devices like irony and how to structure an essay.

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    CONCEPT

    Contemporary stories of War

    Key Texts
    Guantanamo Boy

    Chapter Questions
    1
    Write a paragraph that describes what we know about Khalid at this point in the novel.

    2
    How has Perera used the senses in this chapter to articulate meaning? Give examples in your
    answers.

    3
    Do some reseach on Karachi (at least 5 different referenced sources). What is life like there?
    What religions, cultures and values are prominent?
    Do you think Perera has painted an accurate picture of life here? Why or why not?

    4
    What is the ‘call to prayer’?
    Write a short passage from Khalid’s perspective about how he is feeling in this chapter.
    Choose one scene to focus on.

    7
    When have you been trapped by something out of your control. It can be metaphorically
    trapped of course. Describe the situation in summary then focus on the feelings and thoughts
    you had at the time. What did you do physically? What were your surroundings like? Give a
    strong description, either in first or third person.

    8
    Write Masud’s personal prayer after he has completed the Salaat.

    10
    What are the different attitudes of the soldiers to Khalid?

    11
    Write Khalid’s first letter.

    12
    Create a comparative list of statements that compares the perspective of the American
    government with humanitarian aid groups that explains and justifies their perspective on
    internment and torture.

    14
    This chapter is probably the most graphic description of torture presented in the novel.
    Research the kinds of torture used in three different wars. ***

    19
    Research what ‘jinn’ means. What are the general Muslim beliefs about them? Why do you
    think Perera uses them in the novel?

    22
    Why is knowing the date so important to Khalid?
    30
    Does the ending work for you?

    Symbols
    - Shackles
    - 256
    - Chocolate

    Writing style
    Third person subjective

    2.
    This would be a good time to have students share any first-hand stories of war experiences
    that they may have heard—from relatives, civic leaders, or friends. Have such stories made
    war seem glamorous or horrifying (or both)?
    Look at the poems/songs “where have all the flowers gone?” “blowing in the wind” and
    “what’s going on”. These are anti-war songs, how do they have this effect?
    Genre – war/ anti-war definition.

    3.
    Form.

    4.
    Tense.

    5.
    Irony – definition. Examples in the novel.

    6-9
    What is a theme? Key themes in the novel.
    Justice
    Alienation
    Freedom

    10 - 12.
    Characterisation.

    13.
    How to write an essay.

    14-15.
    Quotes.
    THEMES
    Justice

    Alienation

    Freedom

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