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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. As a kid, what did Amanda and her brother do for fun?

2. In Chapter 5, what event cut Amanda's first real trip short?

3. After Amanda's parents divorced, what town did Amanda move to?

4. In Chapter 17, who did Ali want out of Somalia?

5. Before the jihad, what had Ahmed and Adam worked as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Amanda tell her captors that she wanted to become Muslim?

2. Who was Nigel Brennan, and how did Amanda meet him?

3. What is the Danakil Depression?

4. Amanda went from being a child with very little money to an adult with more money than she had ever seen. How did Amanda get this money? What troubles came with having this much money?

5. How did Amanda's family learn that she had been kidnapped?

6. In Chapter 6, why did Amanda have difficulty getting a room in Bangaldesh, and how did she finally get a room?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Amanda hired a fixer in Somalia. Why did Amanda hire a fixer and what was his role?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Amanda decided she should become a photojournalist. Why did she decide that was something she wanted to do, and what did she hope it would do for her?

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