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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 32 after the interrogation when Amanda and Nigel were returned after their escape, Hassam entered the room with a bag. What was in the bag?
(a) Chains and shackles.
(b) Books.
(c) Dresses and a notebook.
(d) Medicine and soap.

2. At he beginning of Chapter 39, what change made the boys happy?
(a) Money.
(b) A new president.
(c) A vacation.
(d) New clothes.

3. 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) Hope.
(c) Terror.
(d) Happiness.

4. Even though Amanda was treated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after her release, what did she sometimes feel?
(a) Paranoid.
(b) Scared.
(c) Alone.
(d) Nervous.

5. What did Amanda do to pass the time in Chapter 24?
(a) Read.
(b) Draw.
(c) Pray.
(d) Knit.

6. In the Epilogue, what caused Amanda to leave a class she was attending at the university and run and lock herself in a bathroom?
(a) She saw Romeo.
(b) Someone's cologne.
(c) The smell of a banana.
(d) She saw Nigel.

7. What did Amanda do obsessively before she was kidnapped that was considered taboo in the Muslim world?
(a) Dye her hair.
(b) Tweeze her eyebrows.
(c) Paint her nails.
(d) Wear jeans.

8. In Chapter 31, when Nigel and Amanda were caught at the mosque, who grabbed Amanda as she tried to escape and held on to her until she was ripped away?
(a) A young boy.
(b) The Imam.
(c) The neighbor.
(d) A woman.

9. In January, Amanda and Nigel began to talk about escaping. What did Nigel consider their best way to escape?
(a) Out the back door.
(b) Out the front door.
(c) Out their bedroom window.
(d) Through the bathroom window.

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

11. Amanda had a lot of time to think about her life. What was one of her regrets in Chapter 24?
(a) Being a bad Christian.
(b) Not going to the university.
(c) Breaking up with Jamie.
(d) Not spending time with her family.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 43, what did Skids bring Amanda in a plastic bag that he threw into her room?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Two new dresses.
(c) Food.
(d) Books.

13. 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 ran away.
(c) They were freed.
(d) They were killed.

14. After being threatened with death in Chapter 27, Amanda was given a chance to talk to her mother. Where did her mother say they were going to get the money for Amanda's release?
(a) A famous actress.
(b) The government.
(c) The bank.
(d) The American government.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Amanda lost many of her own belongings during this move in Chapter 34, however, she did gain a new item. What did she acquire?

2. What did Romeo say about Amanda's appearance in Chapter 39?

3. In Chapter 27 when the night soldiers took Amanda to the desert, how did they respond to her questions?

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

5. What did Nigel call Amanda at the end of Chapter 25?

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