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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Amanda pleaded with the people in the mosque to try to help her after they had escaped. What did she tell them?
(a) She was Muslim.
(b) She was being beaten.
(c) That she was being raped.
(d) She was married.

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

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

6. In Chapter 42 after the call with her mother, what was the calmest thought Amanda had had in a long time?
(a) She was going to be free.
(b) I t would be better to die.
(c) Memories of her childhood.
(d) The end was near.

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

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

9. Amanda lost many of her own belongings during this move in Chapter 34, however, she did gain a new item. What did she acquire?
(a) Nigel's shirt.
(b) A new dress.
(c) A new book.
(d) A notebook.

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

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

12. The holiday Eid came twice a year, and at that time Amanda and Nigel received toffees. What did they decide to do with the toffees in Chapter 29?
(a) Save them for Christmas.
(b) Save them for when they need cheering up.
(c) Throw them away.
(d) Eat them immediately.

13. 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) Chains and shackles.
(c) Medicine and soap.
(d) Dresses and a notebook.

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

15. What did Amanda tell Ahmed in Chapter 43 that her father's favorite color was?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Sky blue.
(d) Hunter green.

Short Answer Questions

1. They handed Amanda the phone in Chapter 37. Who was on the phone?

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

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

4. What was the name of the security team that Amanda's and Nigel's families hired and that eventually got them freed?

5. What did Amanda do obsessively before she was kidnapped that was considered taboo in the Muslim world?

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