Chapter 10 Quiz - Dungeon - I, Who Did Not Die
Directions: Highlight or circle the correct answer. There is only one correct answer for each.
1. As the bus stops, Najah believes these are his last few moments on earth, so he:
a. Sobs hysterically and vomits.
b. Begs to be released to see his son and fiancee.
c. Goes back into his mind to only happy memories.
2. How were the men greeted before landing in the dungeon?
a. They received tea and honey.
b. They received several choices to be beaten with: leather belts, electrical wire, batons, and
of course, the feet and fists of their captors.
c. They were verbally attacked and made to cry.
3. They were in Sang Bast, less than 100 people in the town. They were told:
a. Behave and then they could go home when the war was over.
b. Beatings would occur daily, but no one would be seriously harmed.
c. Prepare to die here.
4. While Rasoul is in charge of dispensing food, who does Najah and the rest of the men rely on
in order to keep their morale up?
a. Sharshab
b. Sharoush
c. Sharshar
5. Whose movies does Najah tell and reenact to the men in their dungeon?
a. John Wayne movies
b. Bruce Lee movies
c. Jackie Chan movies
6. What does Najah focus on when they are forced to pray?
a. The hint of light at the top of the cave.
b. The boy who saved him and led him to this awful life.
c. One good thing about his life at the moment.
7. What was something that the men were forced to say over and over again?
a. We love Saddam!
b. Death to Saddam!
c. We love Iranians!
8. TRUE or FALSE: There was ALWAYS enough food to go around; no one ever went hungry
or suffered from malnutrition.
a. True
b. False
9. What clever idea did the men have?
a. They could escape by digging through the broken sections of the floor.
b. They created classes within themselves to learn about anything; some were therapy
sessions, and Najah joined the English learning class and struggled with his lisp.
c. All of the men regularly exercised to get strong enough to beat the guards up when they
would try to beat them.
10. What happened to Abu Amad?
a. He died.
b. He was released.
c. He went insane and bashed his head into the wall.
11. The men had been in the dungeon for at least one year and 5 months; what did many men die
from?
a. The guards beat them to death.
b. They didn’t die because they were treated so well.
c. Heart attacks, malnutrition, flu, anger, depression, fear… the list goes on.
12. After what happened to Abu Amad 5 months before, why were they leaving Sang Bast?
a. The war was over; they were free.
b. They were being sent back to the nice place, now that they prayed daily.
c. They were being sent to a “special prison.”