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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 raped her.
(d) He brought her more books.

2. 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 Nigel.
(b) The smell of a banana.
(c) Someone's cologne.
(d) She saw Romeo.

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 25 as Amanda sat in her room and contemplated suicide after the rape, what did she look for?
(a) A positive thought.
(b) A way to escape.
(c) A way to kill herself.
(d) Something to eat.

7. What did Nigel call Amanda at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) Trout.
(b) Mandy.
(c) Love.
(d) Sweetheart.

8. 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?
(a) Manners.
(b) To converse.
(c) To follow rules.
(d) To pray.

9. In Chapter 43, who secretly brought Amanda ibuprofen and extra cups of tea?
(a) Abdullah
(b) Hassam.
(c) Skids.
(d) Romeo.

10. Th night the soldiers took Amanda into the desert to kill her in Chapter 27, who said he had saved her from death?
(a) Abdullah.
(b) Nigel.
(c) Donald.
(d) Ahmed.

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

12. What did Nigel give Amanda for Christmas in Chapter 29?
(a) A poem.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Medicine.
(d) A bracelet.

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

14. 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.

15. In Chapter 27 when the night soldiers took Amanda to the desert, how did they respond to her questions?
(a) They ignored her.
(b) They yelled at her.
(c) They punched her.
(d) They threw her out of the car.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 38, why did the kidnappers move Amanda and Nigel again?

3. In Chapter 26, what did Amanda plan to do when she was released?

4. In Chapter 40, Kismayo was whose stronghold?

5. 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?

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