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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they drove out of Mogadishu in Chapter 16, Amanda was deep in thought. What was she having happy thoughts about?
(a) Becoming a professional journalist.
(b) Her next destination.
(c) Home.
(d) Marrying Nigel.

2. What was the main religion in Dhaka?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Jainism.

3. In Chapter 5, where did Kelly and Amanda decide to travel together to begin with?
(a) Costa Rica.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Dominican Republic.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 11, where did Amanda travel?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Italy.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Pakistan.

5. During the first night of captivity, what emotions did Amanda feel?
(a) Panic and faith.
(b) Fear and frustration.
(c) Anger and depression.
(d) Rage and frustration.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, who did Ali want out of Somalia?

2. What did Jamal plan to do after he received his share of the ransom money?

3. Who alerted Amanda's family that she had been kidnapped?

4. As a kid, what did Amanda and her brother do for fun?

5. In Chapter 16, what did Amanda need to do to get back home?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what did Amanda see after they passed a checkpoint and the car slowed again?

2. How had Somalia changed over time to be the war-ridden country Amanda visited?

3. How did Richard Engel, an NBC reporter, get his start?

4. What was Nigel's plan at the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 7, what did Amanda do during her two weeks in Calcutta?

6. How are Muslim prayers performed?

7. Describe Amanda's childhood. How did Amanda view the world even as a small child?

8. In Chapter 9, who were the Afar who lived in a market village on the outskirts of a desert in Ethiopia?

9. In Chapter 4, Amanda and Jamie had to learn some lessons quickly as they traveled. What lessons did they learn?

10. What did Amanda and Nigel's captors say when they left a voice mail on Amanda's father's phone?

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