A House in the Sky Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Amanda Lindhout
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 149 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A House in the Sky Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, who did Amanda hire as her "fixer"?
(a) Nigel.
(b) Abdi.
(c) Ajoos.
(d) Ali.

2. Where did Amanda meet Nigel?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Ethiopia.

3. What did Jamal plan to do after he received his share of the ransom money?
(a) Get married.
(b) Help his family.
(c) Buy a motorcycle.
(d) Go to college.

4. Where did Amanda get extra spending money while she was living in Sylvan Lake?
(a) Mowing lawns.
(b) Selling lemonade.
(c) Babysitting.
(d) From collecting bottles.

5. Who did Amanda write a weekly column for in Chapter 15?
(a) Time Magazine
(b) The Iran Gazette.
(c) National Geographic.
(d) Red Deer Advocate.

6. What was the time difference between Somalia and Canada?
(a) 10 hours.
(b) 9 hours.
(c) 11 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

7. In the Prologue, who was holding Amanda and Nigel captive?
(a) Relatives of Nigel.
(b) Bank Robbers.
(c) A group of boys.
(d) A foreign government.

8. Who alerted Amanda's family that she had been kidnapped?
(a) CBC.
(b) Vancouver radio producer.
(c) BBC.
(d) Kidnappers.

9. In Chapter 8, how did Amanda describe the overall smell of Kabul?
(a) Garbage and sewer.
(b) Street vendors baking.
(c) Kerosene, wood smoke, and melting plastic.
(d) Spices and chemicals.

10. At the beginning of Chapter 11, where did Amanda travel?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Italy.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Pakistan.

11. Sixteen months after the events at the beginning of Chapter 12, how many days did Mellissa Fung spend as a hostage?
(a) 28 days.
(b) 51 days.
(c) 35 days.
(d) 15 days.

12. In Chapter 8, what year did Amanda go to Afghanistan?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2006.

13. In Chapter 5, what was the name of a guy that Kelly began to care for romantically?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Andy.
(c) Dan.
(d) Bill.

14. In Chapter 5, what event cut Amanda's first real trip short?
(a) She ran out of money.
(b) Jamie broke his leg.
(c) Her grandparents got sick.
(d) She got sick.

15. In Chapter 5, who did Amanda and Kelly meet in Guatemala?
(a) Dan Hammer and Richie Butterwick.
(b) David Russell and Vernon Taylor.
(c) Richard Andrews and Pete Masters.
(d) Bob Maddix and David Lyons.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Amanda's caravan was hijacked in Chapter 16, why did Amanda start to panic?

2. What was the most common language spoken in Afghanistan in Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 6, who did Amanda go to Thailand with?

4. Amanda had traveled to many places. Why was Amanda's trip to Bangladesh in Chapter 6 so important to her?

5. Ahmed didn't call Amanda by her name in Chapter 16. What did he call her?

(see the answer keys)

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