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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was an Italian woman who disappeared in Kabul in Chapter 8?
(a) 41.
(b) 53.
(c) 29.
(d) 32.

2. In Chapter 2, Amanda started to make some real money in Calgary. What did she feel guilty about not wanting to do with her money?
(a) Becoming a student.
(b) Traveling the world.
(c) Buying a home.
(d) Giving it to her family.

3. Upon leaving city boundaries in Chapter 16, Nigel and Amanda needed new security. How much was this going to cost them?
(a) $150.
(b) $500.
(c) $1000.
(d) Nothing.

4. In Chapter 2, how long had Jamie and Amanda been dating?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 11 months.
(d) 3 months.

5. After Amanda's caravan was hijacked in Chapter 16, why did Amanda start to panic?
(a) They were being taken off the grid.
(b) They hit her.
(c) They were hurting Nigel.
(d) They were deleting things on her camera.

6. In Chapter 15, who did Amanda meet at her hotel in Mogadishu?
(a) The editor of People Magazine
(b) Nigel.
(c) Ajoos.
(d) National Geographic staff

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

8. In Chapter 20, what did Ali bring Amanda and Nigel?
(a) Fresh fruit.
(b) Two Korans.
(c) Meat pies.
(d) Two Bibles.

9. In Chapter 17, who did Ali want out of Somalia?
(a) Iranians.
(b) Russians.
(c) The Ethiopians.
(d) Americans.

10. In Chapter 17, whose phone number did Amanda provide the kidnappers?
(a) Her grandmother's.
(b) Her mother's.
(c) One of her brother's.
(d) Her father's.

11. In Chapter 5, what did Kelly decide to do at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Cut her hair.
(b) Visit Mayan ruins.
(c) Visit Chile.
(d) Go scuba diving.

12. In Chapter 5, where did Kelly and Amanda decide to travel together to begin with?
(a) Dominican Republic.
(b) Costa Rica.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Puerto Rico.

13. Where did Amanda move when she was 19?
(a) Sunchild First National Reserve.
(b) Red Deer.
(c) Calgary.
(d) Sylvan Lake.

14. Amanda and Nigel's initial plan was to go minesweeping with the Ugandan soldiers. Why did they decide against this in Chapter 16?
(a) The soldiers canceled this mission.
(b) They didn't have security.
(c) Mortars were landing by the airport.
(d) Nigel got sick.

15. What did Amanda buy with the extra money she earned as a kid?
(a) Makeup.
(b) Clothes.
(c) National Geographic magazines.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a kid, what did Amanda and her brother do for fun?

2. As Amanda and Nigel left their compound in Chapter 16, she glanced at Nigel and cringed at his wardrobe. Why did she disapprove of his appearance?

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

4. Why did Amanda ask Nigel to go to Somalia with her?

5. Surprisingly, what was the lifeline for people in Somalia in Chapter 15?

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