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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 through the streets of Somalia toward the desert, in Chapter 27 what did Amanda see?
(a) Starving people.
(b) Gangs.
(c) Celebrations.
(d) Stray dogs.

2. In Chapter 43, when Ahmed noticed that Amanda's feet were swollen and scabbed from mosquito bites, that did he order the boys to do?
(a) Allow Amanda to wash her clothes.
(b) Allow Amanda to shower.
(c) Hang her mosquito net.
(d) Clean.

3. Even though Amanda was treated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after her release, what did she sometimes feel?
(a) Alone.
(b) Scared.
(c) Paranoid.
(d) Nervous.

4. At the end of Chapter 35, how did Amanda stave off despair?
(a) Listening to the prayers outside.
(b) Write letters in her head to family.
(c) Small rituals.
(d) Found things to be thankful for.

5. What was the name of the security team that Amanda's and Nigel's families hired and that eventually got them freed?
(a) The Cochran firm.
(b) U.S. Security Associates.
(c) Arrow Security.
(d) AKE.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Amanda tell Ahmed in Chapter 43 that her father's favorite color was?

2. In Chapter 40, what was Amanda given as a reward for fasting?

3. After being released, when did Amanda go to Eastleight, Kenya, to help create a school for Somali women living as refugees there?

4. In Chapter 32, who punched Amanda several times before she was loaded into the car?

5. One day Abdullah entered her room. What happened that day in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the new Somali president in Chapter 39?

2. Who put together the care package that Nigel and Amanda received in Chapter 26 and to whom was it sent?

3. In Chapter 24, what did Amanda read?

4. Why wasn't Amanda killed in Chapter 27?

5. In Chapter 24, how could Amanda get a wider view of the neighboring yard, and why didn't she attempt to be able to see the yard more often?

6. In Chapter 38, what did Amanda find in her new room?

7. How did Amanda describe her room in Chapter 34?

8. Who tried to help Amanda in the mosque when she and Nigel tried to escape?

9. What were the rules at the Dark House?

10. In Chapter 43, how did Hassam go out of his way to check on Amanda?

(see the answer keys)

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