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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 8, what year did Amanda go to Afghanistan?
2. In Chapter 17 Ahmed returned with more people. After watching the interactions amongs the men, Amanda was able to identify the commander. Who did she think the commander was?
3. Around the world, what is usually the motivation for kidnappings?
4. What was Nigel's nationality?
5. What was the name of Nigel's wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 7, what did Amanda do during her two weeks in Calcutta?
2. After Amanda received her visa to travel to Afghanistan, why did she begin to have doubts about visiting there?
3. How did Richard Engel, an NBC reporter, get his start?
4. What did Amanda and Nigel's captors say when they left a voice mail on Amanda's father's phone?
5. Who was Nigel Brennan, and how did Amanda meet him?
6. How are Muslim prayers performed?
7. In Chapter 16, what did Amanda see after they passed a checkpoint and the car slowed again?
8. How were Amanda and Nigel getting along by Chapter 16?
9. What were Amanda and Nigel given when they were moved to Electric House in Chapter 19?
10. In Chapter 15, what did Amanda say that she wrote weekly?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
As a child Amanda felt that there had to be more to life than what she was experiencing. Why did she feel this way?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Amanda found fulfillment by visiting the Danakil Depression. Why did she find fulfillment and have all her expectations met during the visit?
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