2. Around the world, what is usually the motivation for kidnappings?
(a) Vendettas.
(b) Political reasons.
(c) Suspected espionage.
(d) Ransom.

3. What was the most common language spoken in Afghanistan in Chapter 11?
(a) Dari.
(b) Uzbek.
(c) Pashto.
(d) Turkman.

4. In Chapter 5, what event cut Amanda's first real trip short?
(a) She got sick.
(b) Her grandparents got sick.
(c) Jamie broke his leg.
(d) She ran out of money.

5. In Chapter 20, what percent Muslim did Ali say that Amanda was because she had read the Bible and prayed many times?
(a) 50.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 45.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what year did Amanda go to Afghanistan?

2. In the Prologue, who was holding Amanda and Nigel captive?

3. Surprisingly, what was the lifeline for people in Somalia in Chapter 15?

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

5. In Chapter 11, with what magazine did Amanda get an assignment to get photos of Canadian troops?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were Amanda and Nigel getting along by Chapter 16?

2. In Chapter 12, Amanda learned that she was being used as a "propaganda machine." What did she mean by this? Why did she think this?

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 11, Amanda decided to freelance. What hardships did Amanda face being a freelance writer?

9. What is the Danakil Depression?

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

(see the answer keys)

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