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

2. In Chapter 27 when the night soldiers took Amanda to the desert, how did they respond to her questions?
(a) They threw her out of the car.
(b) They yelled at her.
(c) They punched her.
(d) They ignored her.

3. At he beginning of Chapter 39, what change made the boys happy?
(a) Money.
(b) New clothes.
(c) A new president.
(d) A vacation.

4. The nights she was taken into the desert in Chapter 27, what did Amanda initially fear was happening?
(a) She was being sold.
(b) She was going to be abandoned.
(c) She was going home.
(d) She was going to be killed.

5. In Chapter 35, what did gift did Yusuf give Amanda?
(a) A Koran.
(b) A book.
(c) Medicine.
(d) A papaya.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Amanda and Nigel were split up in Chapter 23, how did they communicate?

3. What did Nigel give Amanda for Christmas in Chapter 29?

4. What was Somalia not short of?

5. In Chapter 43, who secretly brought Amanda ibuprofen and extra cups of tea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the rules at the Dark House?

2. How were Amanda and Nigel freed?

3. Why didn't Amanda commit suicide in Chapter 32?

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

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

6. Why didn't Nigel and Amanda remain friends?

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

8. What injuries did Amanda sustain during the escape attempt?

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

10. In Chapter 29, why did Amanda wonder if the near execution had been staged?

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