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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the Somali word "maya" mean?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) No.
(d) Youthful.

3. In Chapter 41, why was Romeo in high spirits and asking Amanda even more questions than usual?
(a) He got a scholarship.
(b) He was getting married.
(c) His tuition money arrived.
(d) His visa was approved.

4. 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 threw her out of the car.
(d) They punched her.

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

6. In Chapter 40, what country was the new house close to?
(a) Kenya.
(b) South Africa.
(c) The Congo.
(d) Nigeria.

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

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

9. In Chapter 40 on the trip to the new place, who sat between Nigel and Amanda in the hatch of the car?
(a) Abdullah.
(b) Yahya.
(c) Romeo.
(d) Jamal.

10. 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) She saw Romeo.
(d) Someone's cologne.

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

12. In Chapter 40, what big news did Romeo announce to Amanda?
(a) He was getting married.
(b) He was accepted into New York City University.
(c) He got a new job.
(d) His wife was having a baby.

13. At the end of Chapter 37, what did Amanda visualize as Abdullah raped her?
(a) Her future.
(b) Her favorite vacation.
(c) Her childhood.
(d) His childhood.

14. 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) To converse.
(b) Manners.
(c) To follow rules.
(d) To pray.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 43, what did Skids bring Amanda in a plastic bag that he threw into her room?

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

4. In January, Amanda and Nigel began to talk about escaping. What did Nigel consider their best way to escape?

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

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