View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how long had Jamie and Amanda been dating?

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

3. Who did Amanda move away with when she was 19?

4. In Chapter 16, what was the name of the man who seemed to be in charge of Amanda's kidnappers?

5. What did Jamal plan to do after he received his share of the ransom money?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 15, what did Amanda say that she wrote weekly?

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

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

5. Who was Kelly Barker?

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

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

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

9. What is the Danakil Depression?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Amanda mentioned the Rule of Proximity in relationship to how she decided where to travel. What was the Rule of Proximity and how did Amanda use it to determine where she traveled?

Essay Topic 3

Amanda had a love/hate relationship with her job as a cocktail waitress. Why did she love, yet hate her job?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 808 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample