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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As they were escaping in Chapter 31, who did Amanda want to find?
(a) An Imam.
(b) An American.
(c) The police.
(d) A woman.

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

4. In Chapter 40, Kismayo was whose stronghold?
(a) Siad Barre.
(b) Barre Hiiraale..
(c) Farrah Aidid.
(d) Al-Shabaab.

5. In Chapter 34 what did Amanda name this house?
(a) The Escape House.
(b) The Beach House.
(c) The Tacky House.
(d) The Dark House.

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

7. One day in Chapter 23, Mohammed and Abdullah entered Amanda's room and kicked her. What reason did Jamal give Amanda for the two men kicking her?
(a) They thought she was stupid.
(b) They didn't like women.
(c) They thought she was a fraud.
(d) Her mother wouldn't pay a ransom.

8. What was the name of the new house in Chapter 38?
(a) Paradise House.
(b) The White House.
(c) House in the Sky.
(d) The Positive House.

9. 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) Books.
(b) Medicine and soap.
(c) Dresses and a notebook.
(d) Chains and shackles.

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

11. What did Romeo say about Amanda's appearance in Chapter 39?
(a) She was too skinny.
(b) She looked bloated.
(c) She looked nice and healthy.
(d) She looked sickly.

12. In Chapter 40 after sharing his big news, what did Romeo ask Amanda if she would do?
(a) Write a letter for him.
(b) Marry him.
(c) Read to him.
(d) Travel with him.

13. The nights she was taken into the desert in Chapter 27, what did Amanda initially fear was happening?
(a) She was going to be killed.
(b) She was going home.
(c) She was going to be abandoned.
(d) She was being sold.

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

15. 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) A list.
(b) A letter.
(c) Money.
(d) A picture.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 24, Amanda observed the interaction between a mother and her daughter from her window. What was the mother trying to teach the little girl?

2. After gaining her freedom, Amanda started a non-profit organization. What did her organization support?

3. What did Amanda tell Ahmed in Chapter 43 that her father's favorite color was?

4. One day Abdullah entered her room. What happened that day in Chapter 24?

5. After being released, when did Amanda go to Eastleight, Kenya, to help create a school for Somali women living as refugees there?

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