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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. The elders and Osman left without violence or threats, accepting that Ayaan's decision for what in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?
2. Ayaan rented a room from whom after her and Yasmin had a falling out?
3. When did Ayaan return to Parliament in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"?
4. In August of what year did Ayaan officially become a Dutch citizen?
5. What editor of the feminist magazine "Opzij" did Ayaan contact to discuss how to raise funds from the government for protection after she began getting threats?
Short Essay Questions
1. What political group did Ayaan begin working for after completing her degree in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?
2. What does the author say regarding life in the West in the book's Epilogue?
3. Where did the author describe taking a position in the Epilogue? Why?
4. Where did Ayaan travel when death threats became an issue in Chapter 15, "Threats"? How did she encounter politics on this trip?
5. How does the author describe her participation in public debates in Chapter 15, "Threats"?
6. How does the author describe a meeting with her father in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?
7. Where did Ayaan travel in the beginning of Chapter 10, "Running Away"? Who did she meet there?
8. Describe the situation in which Ayaan went into hiding in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo." For how long was she allowed minimal contact with friends and family?
9. How does the author describe the investigation into her citizenship in the Epilogue?
10. What did Osman Moussa do when he arrived in Holland in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss male and female circumcision in Somalia and the settings of Mogadishu and Matabaan. What is the purpose for circumcision in Somalia and other Islamic nations? Also discuss Ayaan's father's work in Chapter 2, "Under the Talal Tree." Where was Ayaan's father during this period?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss and analyze the author's year in Ethiopia in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives." What led the family to move to Kenya? Also describe Ayaan's first encounters with Christianity at the school in Ethiopia. What were the living circumstances like for the author?
Essay Topic 3
Define, identify and analyze the theme of abuse in the narrative. How did the author describe being hospitalized? How did the abuse sustained by the author help to form her opinion of oppression in Islam? Who was responsible for the majority of the abuse the author sustained?
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