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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Amanda's mother living in Chapter 18?

2. In Chapter 15, who did Amanda meet at her hotel in Mogadishu?

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

4. Why couldn't Amanda get a hotel in Bangladesh in Chapter 6?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 11, where did Amanda travel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 16, what did Amanda see after they passed a checkpoint and the car slowed again?

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who was Kelly Barker?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Amanda decided to become a Muslim during her captivity. Why did she decide to become a Muslim, and what were the risks of her decision?

Essay Topic 2

Amanda was taken into the desert. Why was she taken into the desert and did her captors intend to execute her or just scare her?

Essay Topic 3

Amanda became suicidal. What gave Amanda hope so that she decided not to kill herself?

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