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

3. What was Nigel's nationality?
(a) American.
(b) Australian.
(c) British.
(d) Canadian.

4. Who did Amanda move away with when she was 19?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brothers.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her boyfriend.

5. What did Amanda do in Chapter 6 when a rickshaw driver tried to take her into the country?
(a) Punched him in the head.
(b) Sprayed pepper spray.
(c) Slapped him.
(d) Hit him with a walking stick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Amanda get extra spending money while she was living in Sylvan Lake?

2. In Chapter 19, what did Amanda's mother say the ransom was?

3. In Chapter 15, who did Amanda hire as her "fixer"?

4. After being converted to the Muslimreligion in Chapter 20, what did Amanda and Nigel need to learn to do?

5. What was the time difference between Somalia and Canada?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, Amanda said, "It is an obvious fact that you can never look ahead with clarity at your own future or anyone else's." What did she mean by this?

2. Explain the relationship between Russell and Amanda's family. How did Amanda's mother meet Russell?

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

4. In Chapter 5, why did Jamie and Amanda have to cut short their South American tour?

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

6. Amanda went from being a child with very little money to an adult with more money than she had ever seen. How did Amanda get this money? What troubles came with having this much money?

7. Why did Amanda tell her captors that she wanted to become Muslim?

8. In Chapter 6, why did Amanda have difficulty getting a room in Bangaldesh, and how did she finally get a room?

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

10. What is the Danakil Depression?

(see the answer keys)

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