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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. What did Jamal plan to do after he received his share of the ransom money?
(a) Go to college.
(b) Get married.
(c) Help his family.
(d) Buy a motorcycle.

2. In Chapter 8, what year did Amanda go to Afghanistan?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2003.

3. In Chapter 19, what were two items that Nigel and Amanda received from Adam?
(a) Bug spray and sunscreen.
(b) Dove shampoo and Colgate toothpaste.
(c) Bandages and antiseptic cream.
(d) Head & Shoulders shampoo and Crest toothpaste.

4. After Amanda's parents divorced, what town did Amanda move to?
(a) Red Deer.
(b) Calgary.
(c) Sunchild First National Reserve.
(d) Sylvan Lake.

5. In Chapter 20, what did Ali bring Amanda and Nigel?
(a) Two Bibles.
(b) Meat pies.
(c) Two Korans.
(d) Fresh fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the jihad, what had Ahmed and Adam worked as?

2. In Chapter 18, about how many foot soldiers were there?

3. In Chapter 8, what month was it when Amanda arrived in Kabul?

4. Why did Amanda ask Nigel to go to Somalia with her?

5. Who provided Amanda with a replacement Kevlar vest in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Amanda received her visa to travel to Afghanistan, why did she begin to have doubts about visiting there?

2. In Somali, what did Amanda wear every day when she left the hotel?

3. 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?

4. Who was Kelly Barker?

5. Who was Nigel Brennan, and how did Amanda meet him?

6. In Chapter 15, what did Amanda say that she wrote weekly?

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

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

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

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

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