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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. In Chapter 10, where did Amanda meet Nigel?

2. In Chapter 19, what did Amanda's mother say the ransom was?

3. Ahmed didn't call Amanda by her name in Chapter 16. What did he call her?

4. Before Amanda went out on assignment with the troops in Chapter 11, how long did she tell Nigel she would be without communication?

5. Upon leaving city boundaries in Chapter 16, Nigel and Amanda needed new security. How much was this going to cost them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 9, who were the Afar who lived in a market village on the outskirts of a desert in Ethiopia?

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

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

9. In Somali, what did Amanda wear every day when she left the hotel?

10. How are Muslim prayers performed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Amanda and Nigel were put in separate rooms, Amanda devised ways to communicate. What ways did they devise to communicate together when they were never together physically?

Essay Topic 2

Amanda mentioned the Rule of Proximity in relationship to how she decided where to travel. What was the Rule of Proximity and how did Amanda use it to determine where she traveled?

Essay Topic 3

Amanda stayed in Mogadishu and from there went out to do interviews. How did Amanda describe Mogadishu?

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