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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 Kelly Barker from?

2. What type of head gear did Amanda wear in Bangladesh in Chapter 6?

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

4. In Chapter 8, who did Amanda stay with in Afghanistan?

5. Amanda and Nigel's initial plan was to go minesweeping with the Ugandan soldiers. Why did they decide against this in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Amanda received her visa to travel to Afghanistan, why did she begin to have doubts about visiting there?

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

3. What is the Danakil Depression?

4. What did Amanda and Nigel's captors say when they left a voice mail on Amanda's father's phone?

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

6. In Chapter 19, what was Amanda's strategy to try to get the kidnappers to let her and Nigel go?

7. How did Richard Engel, an NBC reporter, get his start?

8. In Chapter 12, Amanda said, "It is an obvious fact that you can never look ahead with clarity at your own future or anyone else's." What did she mean by this?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Amanda and Nigel planned to escape. What plans did they make and how successful were their plans?

Essay Topic 3

Amanda and Nigel were separated and put in different rooms. Why did being alone after they were separated bother Amanda and how did she try to cope?

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