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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 18, what word did Adam use to describe Nigel's sister's state of mind?
(a) Panicked.
(b) Businesslike.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Terrified.

3. What job did Amanda get when she moved to Calgary?
(a) A writer.
(b) A student.
(c) A server.
(d) A travel agent.

4. Why did Amanda ask Nigel to go to Somalia with her?
(a) She needed an escort.
(b) For companionship.
(c) For his expertise.
(d) To share expenses.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 8, what words did Amanda use to describe Kabul?
(a) Fresh and clean.
(b) Old-fashioned and backward.
(c) Beautiful and wrecked.
(d) Dirty and smelly.

9. What expensive item did Amanda buy in Chapter 10?
(a) Laptop.
(b) Tablet.
(c) Satellite phone.
(d) Professional camera.

10. In Chapter 6, who did Amanda go to Thailand with?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Her boyfriend.
(d) Jamie.

11. In Chapter 19, what did Amanda's mother say the ransom was?
(a) 1.5 million.
(b) 3 million.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 2 million.

12. In Chapter 3, to what part of the world did Amanda decide to travel to for her first trip?
(a) New York City.
(b) South America.
(c) Europe.
(d) Africa.

13. In Chapter 10, what was Kelly Barker's occupation?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Flight attendant.
(d) Photographer.

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

15. 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) 15 days.
(c) 51 days.
(d) 35 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, with what magazine did Amanda get an assignment to get photos of Canadian troops?

2. In Chapter 5, where did Kelly and Amanda decide to travel together to begin with?

3. How old was the boy soldier, Ismael?

4. 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?

5. Where was Amanda's mother living in Chapter 18?

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