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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 35, how did Amanda stave off despair?
(a) Small rituals.
(b) Listening to the prayers outside.
(c) Found things to be thankful for.
(d) Write letters in her head to family.

2. In Chapter 23, what was the one thing that gave Amanda joy?
(a) A shower.
(b) Going outside.
(c) Seeing Nigel.
(d) Watching the sun set.

3. In Chapter 25, Amanda was desperate to pass time and make peace with herself. What did she start to do that gave her purpose?
(a) Writing.
(b) Walking.
(c) Teaching the soldiers.
(d) Praying.

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

5. One day Abdullah entered her room. What happened that day in Chapter 24?
(a) He brought her more books.
(b) He raped her.
(c) He apologized.
(d) He asked her to teach him English

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

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

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

9. When Amanda spoke to her mother in Chapter 42, what did the conversation seem to be?
(a) A farewell.
(b) A positive notion.
(c) A ray of hope.
(d) A new plan.

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

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

12. 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) Write a letter for him.
(d) Read to him.

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

14. Who was a huge support for Amanda's mother during the kidnapping?
(a) Nigel's family.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Amanda's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 27, how long did Amanda's mother have to get the $1 million?

2. 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?

3. Amanda was kept in darkness in Chapter 34. How did Amanda keep track of the days that passed?

4. In Chapter 30, how many days did it take Nigel to carve out the bricks in the bathroom window?

5. In Chapter 43, when Ahmed noticed that Amanda's feet were swollen and scabbed from mosquito bites, that did he order the boys to do?

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