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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. What does DKDB stand for in the narrative?

2. Ayaan moved into a student house with how many other students in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?

3. Theo van Gogh was related to what famous painter?

4. The film made by Ayaan and Theo van Gogh used what to imply that the religion subjected women to unbearable oppression?

5. In Chapter 13, "Leiden," Haweya became more religious due to her guilt over what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Ayaan travel in the beginning of Chapter 10, "Running Away"? Who did she meet there?

2. What does the author say regarding life in the West in the book's Epilogue?

3. What impression does the reader gain of Ayaan's retreat into hiding in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"?

4. When was Theo van Gogh killed in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"? What effect did his murder have on Ayaan's safety?

5. Who stole the author's refugee papers in Chapter 12, "Haweya"? Why?

6. Where did Ayaan decide to seek political asylum in Chapter 10, "Running Away"? Why?

7. How does the author describe the investigation into her citizenship in the Epilogue?

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 her participation in public debates in Chapter 15, "Threats"?

10. What interactions did Ayaan have with her father and husband in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss Hirsi Magan Isse, Somali Salvation Democratic Front and the Somalian Revolution. Who was deposed during the revolution? How much power did Ayaan's father have politically? How did these events influence the ideas of Ayaan Hirsi Ali?

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