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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 39, what did Skids give Amanda medicine for?
(a) Her hunger.
(b) Her cough.
(c) Her eyes.
(d) Her rash.

2. When Amanda spoke to her mother in Chapter 42, what did the conversation seem to be?
(a) A new plan.
(b) A farewell.
(c) A positive notion.
(d) A ray of hope.

3. After the escape, what were the captors obsessed about?
(a) Cleanliness.
(b) Learning English.
(c) Documents.
(d) Sports.

4. In Chapter 33 after their escape, Amanda and Nigel were returned to the Escape House. Who didn't usually concern himself with day-to-day activities?
(a) Jamal.
(b) Hassam.
(c) Abdullah
(d) Skids.

5. At the end of Chapter 35, how did Amanda stave off despair?
(a) Write letters in her head to family.
(b) Small rituals.
(c) Listening to the prayers outside.
(d) Found things to be thankful for.

6. Which of the captors was the communicator to Nigel and Amanda's families in Chapter 26?
(a) Adam.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Mohammed.
(d) Skids.

7. In Chapter 30, Amanda noticed the sandals outside the door of the Somali captives were missing. What did Abdullah reply when she asked about their whereabouts?
(a) They were killed.
(b) They ran away.
(c) They were freed.
(d) They committed suicide.

8. Th night the soldiers took Amanda into the desert to kill her in Chapter 27, who said he had saved her from death?
(a) Ahmed.
(b) Nigel.
(c) Donald.
(d) Abdullah.

9. In Chapter 35, Amanda was trapped in a dark room. The only thing she could depend on were her other senses. What did Amanda feel every time she heard footsteps?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Hope.
(c) Longing.
(d) Terror.

10. One day in Chapter 23, Mohammed and Abdullah entered Amanda's room and kicked her. What reason did Jamal give Amanda for the two men kicking her?
(a) They thought she was a fraud.
(b) They thought she was stupid.
(c) Her mother wouldn't pay a ransom.
(d) They didn't like women.

11. In Chapter 31, when Nigel and Amanda were caught at the mosque, who grabbed Amanda as she tried to escape and held on to her until she was ripped away?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) The Imam.
(c) A young boy.
(d) A woman.

12. In Chapter 29, why did Amanda want to communicate with Skids?
(a) To see if she could get more food.
(b) To see if the ransom was paid.
(c) To see if she could get medicine.
(d) To see if she can see Nigel.

13. What did Nigel give Amanda for Christmas in Chapter 29?
(a) A poem.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A bracelet.

14. In Chapter 24, Amanda observed the interaction between a mother and her daughter from her window. What was the mother trying to teach the little girl?
(a) Manners.
(b) To follow rules.
(c) To converse.
(d) To pray.

15. In Chapter 25 as Amanda sat in her room and contemplated suicide after the rape, what did she look for?
(a) Something to eat.
(b) A positive thought.
(c) A way to kill herself.
(d) A way to escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. The holiday Eid came twice a year, and at that time Amanda and Nigel received toffees. What did they decide to do with the toffees in Chapter 29?

2. After being threatened with death in Chapter 27, Amanda was given a chance to talk to her mother. Where did her mother say they were going to get the money for Amanda's release?

3. At the end of Chapter 37, what did Amanda visualize as Abdullah raped her?

4. In Chapter 30, how many days did it take Nigel to carve out the bricks in the bathroom window?

5. In Chapter 23, who did Amanda think ordered that she Nigel to be split up?

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