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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the end of Chapter 26, how long have Amanda and Nigel been held captive?
(a) 100 days.
(b) 50 days.
(c) 75 days.
(d) 150 days.

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

3. In Chapter 34 during the ride to a new house, what could Amanda hear rattling at the feet of the boys jammed in the hatchback?
(a) She packed all her belongings.
(b) She hears pots and pans.
(c) They were in the car for a long time.
(d) All the boys packed.

4. In Chapter 35, what did gift did Yusuf give Amanda?
(a) A papaya.
(b) A Koran.
(c) A book.
(d) Medicine.

5. Amanda pleaded with the people in the mosque to try to help her after they had escaped. What did she tell them?
(a) She was married.
(b) That she was being raped.
(c) She was Muslim.
(d) She was being beaten.

6. In Chapter 42, how much money did Amanda's mother say they had raised for the ransom?
(a) Nothing.
(b) $500,000
(c) $250,000
(d) $1 Million.

7. What was Somalia not short of?
(a) Children.
(b) Tea.
(c) Widows.
(d) Korans.

8. In Chapter 32, who punched Amanda several times before she was loaded into the car?
(a) Skids.
(b) Ahmed.
(c) Abdullah.
(d) Mohammed.

9. In Chapter 43, who taught Amanda lessons from the Koran when Romeo was not around?
(a) Hassam.
(b) Ahmed.
(c) Abdullah.
(d) Skids.

10. Amanda was kept in darkness in Chapter 34. How did Amanda keep track of the days that passed?
(a) Watched the sun.
(b) The summonses of prayer.
(c) Counted meals.
(d) Counted rocks.

11. What did the boys call the kidnapping in Chapter 30?
(a) The Walk to Paradise.
(b) The Mission.
(c) Revenge.
(d) The Program.

12. At the end of Chapter 34 as Amanda despaired in the darkness, what did she long to feel for even three seconds?
(a) Her mother's arms.
(b) The sun.
(c) A soft bed.
(d) Hopefulness.

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

14. In Chapter 27, how long did Amanda's mother have to get the $1 million?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

15. One day Abdullah entered her room. What happened that day in Chapter 24?
(a) He asked her to teach him English
(b) He apologized.
(c) He brought her more books.
(d) He raped her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the new house in Chapter 38?

2. In Chapter 40, what country was the new house close to?

3. In Chapter 29, why did Amanda want to communicate with Skids?

4. 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?

5. Even though Amanda was treated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after her release, what did she sometimes feel?

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