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

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

3. As a kid, what did Amanda and her brother do for fun?
(a) Played baseball.
(b) Played tag.
(c) Broke into houses.
(d) Dug in dumpsters.

4. What expensive item did Amanda buy in Chapter 10?
(a) Satellite phone.
(b) Professional camera.
(c) Laptop.
(d) Tablet.

5. Before Amanda went out on assignment with the troops in Chapter 11, how long did she tell Nigel she would be without communication?
(a) 15 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 20 days.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, what restaurants were near Amanda's hotel in Lahore?

3. In Chapter 16, what did Amanda ask to do so she could delete photos from her camera?

4. What was the main religion in Dhaka?

5. In Chapter 5, what event cut Amanda's first real trip short?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What were Amanda and Nigel given when they were moved to Electric House in Chapter 19?

9. Amanda hired Ajoos as her "fixer," but wasn't very happy with the service she was receiving. Why wasn't Amanda pleased?

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

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