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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 43 Amanda didn't see Skids for a while. What happened to him?
(a) He was killed.
(b) He got Malaria.
(c) He went home.
(d) He went to fight the war.

2. In Chapter 25, Amanda heard something in the early morning. What was it that she heard?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Helicopters.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Grenades.

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 40, Amanda felt a difference in the air as they neared their new destination. What did she know was close by?
(a) Atlantic Ocean.
(b) Indian Ocean.
(c) Nile River.
(d) Red Sea.

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

8. In the new house in Chapter 34, Amanda heard a new sound. What did she hear?
(a) Running water.
(b) A female's cough.
(c) Traffic.
(d) Children playing.

9. After Amanda and Nigel were split up in Chapter 23, how did they communicate?
(a) By knocking on the wall.
(b) Yelling through the walls.
(c) They didn't communicate.
(d) Passing notes through the window.

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

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

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

13. In Chapter 43, how long did Romeo say that Al-Shabaab could keep Amanda and Nigel alive, if necessary, in order to get the ransom?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 36 months.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 31, who took Amanda and Nigel to the mosque to help rescue them?

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

3. In Chapter 33 in what room were Amanda and her captors when they found "documents" in the pocket of her jeans?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 40, Kismayo was whose stronghold?

(see the answer keys)

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