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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who did Amanda write a weekly column for in Chapter 15?
2. In Chapter 3, to what part of the world did Amanda decide to travel to for her first trip?
3. In Chapter 8, how did Amanda describe the overall smell of Kabul?
4. In Chapter 5, who did Amanda and Kelly meet in Guatemala?
5. In Chapter 16, what was the name of the man who seemed to be in charge of Amanda's kidnappers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Nigel's plan at the beginning of Chapter 10?
2. When Amanda met staff from National Geographic, what questions did she ask and how did the a photographerr respond?
3. In Chapter 19, what was Amanda's strategy to try to get the kidnappers to let her and Nigel go?
4. In Chapter 12, Amanda learned that she was being used as a "propaganda machine." What did she mean by this? Why did she think this?
5. In Chapter 6, why did Amanda have difficulty getting a room in Bangaldesh, and how did she finally get a room?
6. Who was Nigel Brennan, and how did Amanda meet him?
7. In Chapter 9, who were the Afar who lived in a market village on the outskirts of a desert in Ethiopia?
8. In Chapter 11, Amanda decided to freelance. What hardships did Amanda face being a freelance writer?
9. In Chapter 15, what did Amanda say that she wrote weekly?
10. Who was Kelly Barker?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Amanda decided to become a Muslim during her captivity. Why did she decide to become a Muslim, and what were the risks of her decision?
Essay Topic 2
Travel brought Amanda both purpose and challenges. How did traveling give Amanda purpose, yet challenged her as well?
Essay Topic 3
Amanda mentioned the Rule of Proximity in relationship to how she decided where to travel. What was the Rule of Proximity and how did Amanda use it to determine where she traveled?
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