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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. At he beginning of Chapter 39, what change made the boys happy?

2. In Chapter 40, Kismayo was whose stronghold?

3. In Chapter 42, how much money did Amanda's mother say they had raised for the ransom?

4. What was Somalia not short of?

5. In Chapter 40, what was Amanda given as a reward for fasting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who tried to help Amanda in the mosque when she and Nigel tried to escape?

2. What did Nigel look like when Amanda saw him for a moment in Chapter 29?

3. In Chapter 23 after Nigel was moved to another room, how did Amanda try to communicate with him?

4. In Chapter 24, what did Amanda read?

5. What were the rules at the Dark House?

6. Why wasn't Amanda killed in Chapter 27?

7. What role did Kelly Barker play on the crisis management team when Amanda was in captivity?

8. After Amanda was raped by Abdullah, what did she begin doing?

9. How was Romeo different from the other boys?

10. What routine did Amanda establish for herself in Chapter 35?

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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