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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 36, what was revealed about the amount the Australian and Canadian governments offered for Amanda and Nigel's release early on?
(a) $250,000
(b) $1 million
(c) $500,000
(d) Nothing

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

3. They handed Amanda the phone in Chapter 37. Who was on the phone?
(a) The Canadian Embassy.
(b) The Canadian president.
(c) The Somali Embassy.
(d) Her mother.

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

5. in Chapter 35, what did Amanda wish for?
(a) Dying.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Hopefulness.
(d) Food.

6. In Chapter 26, one day Donald Trump arrived with a package. What was in the package?
(a) Her belongings from the hotel.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Supplies from home.
(d) New books.

7. 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) Longing.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Hope.
(d) Terror.

8. At the beginning of Chapter 32, which one of the captors did Amanda ask for help?
(a) Donald.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Hassam.
(d) Jamal.

9. In Chapter 33 in what room were Amanda and her captors when they found "documents" in the pocket of her jeans?
(a) The Dining Room.
(b) The Prayer Room.
(c) The Master Bedroom.
(d) The Living Room.

10. In the new house in Chapter 34, Amanda heard a new sound. What did she hear?
(a) Running water.
(b) Children playing.
(c) Traffic.
(d) A female's cough.

11. In Chapter 25, Amanda was desperate to pass time and make peace with herself. What did she start to do that gave her purpose?
(a) Teaching the soldiers.
(b) Writing.
(c) Praying.
(d) Walking.

12. In Chapter 38, Amanda spotted an envelope under the carpet as she made the bed in her new location. What was in the envelope?
(a) Money.
(b) A list.
(c) A letter.
(d) A picture.

13. As they drove through the streets of Somalia toward the desert, in Chapter 27 what did Amanda see?
(a) Stray dogs.
(b) Gangs.
(c) Starving people.
(d) Celebrations.

14. In Chapter 40, what was Amanda given as a reward for fasting?
(a) A break from the visits from the boys.
(b) New clothes.
(c) Soap.
(d) Decent food.

15. 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 committed suicide.
(b) They were killed.
(c) They were freed.
(d) They ran away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amanda pleaded with the people in the mosque to try to help her after they had escaped. What did she tell them?

2. In Chapter 43, when Ahmed noticed that Amanda's feet were swollen and scabbed from mosquito bites, that did he order the boys to do?

3. In Chapter 40, what big news did Romeo announce to Amanda?

4. In Chapter 35, what did gift did Yusuf give Amanda?

5. What did the Somali word "maya" mean?

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