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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 18, about how many foot soldiers were there?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

2. In the Prologue, who was holding Amanda and Nigel captive?
(a) Bank Robbers.
(b) A group of boys.
(c) Relatives of Nigel.
(d) A foreign government.

3. At the end of Chapter 18, what word did Adam use to describe Nigel's sister's state of mind?
(a) Businesslike.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Panicked.
(d) Terrified.

4. As they drove out of Mogadishu in Chapter 16, Amanda was deep in thought. What was she having happy thoughts about?
(a) Her next destination.
(b) Becoming a professional journalist.
(c) Home.
(d) Marrying Nigel.

5. In Chapter 7, what restaurants were near Amanda's hotel in Lahore?
(a) Burger King and Wendy's.
(b) Olive Garden and Red Lobster.
(c) Dunkin' Donuts and KFC.
(d) McDonald's and Hardee's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, what type of music did the guy Kelly became interested in play on his Discman?

3. Where was Kelly Barker from?

4. Sixteen months after the events at the beginning of Chapter 12, how many days did Mellissa Fung spend as a hostage?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. Describe Amanda's childhood. How did Amanda view the world even as a small child?

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

5. What is the Danakil Depression?

6. In Chapter 12, Amanda learned that she was being used as a "propaganda machine." What did she mean by this? Why did she think this?

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

8. In Chapter 7, what did Amanda do during her two weeks in Calcutta?

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

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

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