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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 32 after the interrogation when Amanda and Nigel were returned after their escape, Hassam entered the room with a bag. What was in the bag?
(a) Books.
(b) Chains and shackles.
(c) Dresses and a notebook.
(d) Medicine and soap.

2. In Chapter 40, what country was the new house close to?
(a) South Africa.
(b) The Congo.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Kenya.

3. What was the name of the security team that Amanda's and Nigel's families hired and that eventually got them freed?
(a) AKE.
(b) The Cochran firm.
(c) U.S. Security Associates.
(d) Arrow Security.

4. Amanda lost many of her own belongings during this move in Chapter 34, however, she did gain a new item. What did she acquire?
(a) A notebook.
(b) A new book.
(c) A new dress.
(d) Nigel's shirt.

5. What did the Somali word "maya" mean?
(a) No.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Youthful.
(d) Beautiful.

6. Amanda pleaded with the people in the mosque to try to help her after they had escaped. What did she tell them?
(a) That she was being raped.
(b) She was being beaten.
(c) She was married.
(d) She was Muslim.

7. In Chapter 40 on the trip to the new place, who sat between Nigel and Amanda in the hatch of the car?
(a) Yahya.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Jamal.
(d) Romeo.

8. In Chapter 32, who punched Amanda several times before she was loaded into the car?
(a) Skids.
(b) Ahmed.
(c) Mohammed.
(d) Abdullah.

9. In Chapter 38, Amanda spotted an envelope under the carpet as she made the bed in her new location. What was in the envelope?
(a) A letter.
(b) A list.
(c) Money.
(d) A picture.

10. At the end of Chapter 35, how did Amanda stave off despair?
(a) Listening to the prayers outside.
(b) Found things to be thankful for.
(c) Write letters in her head to family.
(d) Small rituals.

11. In the Epilogue, what caused Amanda to leave a class she was attending at the university and run and lock herself in a bathroom?
(a) The smell of a banana.
(b) Someone's cologne.
(c) She saw Nigel.
(d) She saw Romeo.

12. In Chapter 29, why did Amanda want to communicate with Skids?
(a) To see if she can see Nigel.
(b) To see if she could get more food.
(c) To see if the ransom was paid.
(d) To see if she could get medicine.

13. The holiday Eid came twice a year, and at that time Amanda and Nigel received toffees. What did they decide to do with the toffees in Chapter 29?
(a) Save them for Christmas.
(b) Save them for when they need cheering up.
(c) Throw them away.
(d) Eat them immediately.

14. In Chapter 38, why did the kidnappers move Amanda and Nigel again?
(a) The war was getting too close.
(b) They were afraid of Al-Shahab.
(c) They were afraid of being found.
(d) They were afraid of them escaping again.

15. One day in Chapter 23, Mohammed and Abdullah entered Amanda's room and kicked her. What reason did Jamal give Amanda for the two men kicking her?
(a) They thought she was a fraud.
(b) Her mother wouldn't pay a ransom.
(c) They thought she was stupid.
(d) They didn't like women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nigel call Amanda at the end of Chapter 25?

2. In Chapter 30, Amanda noticed the sandals outside the door of the Somali captives were missing. What did Abdullah reply when she asked about their whereabouts?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 43, what did Skids bring Amanda in a plastic bag that he threw into her room?

4. In Chapter 25, Amanda was desperate to pass time and make peace with herself. What did she start to do that gave her purpose?

5. In Chapter 41, why was Romeo in high spirits and asking Amanda even more questions than usual?

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