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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Symbolism.

2. Into what Somali clan was Ayaan Hirsi Ali born?
(a) The Rusadeen.
(b) The Rashateen.
(c) The Majeerteen.
(d) The Haradeem.

3. Who encourages Ayaan's secret wedding to her cousin in Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit"?
(a) Asha Artan.
(b) Aunt Khadija.
(c) Ayeeyo.
(d) Hirsi Magen Isse.

4. In Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit," Ayaan again experienced a boyfriend relationship which plagues both of them with guilt, as he was also what?
(a) Canadian.
(b) American.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Egyptan.

5. After her first husband died, Ayaan's mother requested and received a divorce then moved where?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Mecca.
(c) Mogadishu.
(d) Jeddah.

6. How long was the film produced by Theo van Gogh and Ayaan Hirsi Ali?
(a) 40 minutes.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

7. What British Indian novelist and essayist wrote the book "The Satanic Verses"?
(a) Rita Verdonk.
(b) Salman Rushdie.
(c) Neelie Kroes.
(d) Mohammed Bouyeri.

8. What term is used in the text to refer to a dutiful wife to her husband?
(a) Baarri.
(b) Fatwa.
(c) Hijab.
(d) Miye.

9. What word refers to both the head covering traditionally worn by Muslim women and modest Muslim styles of dress in general?
(a) Hajj.
(b) Baarri.
(c) Fatwa.
(d) Hijab.

10. What is the name of Ayaan's sister in "Infidel"?
(a) Asha Artan.
(b) Ayeeyo Magen.
(c) Khadija Magen.
(d) Haweya Magen.

11. What refers to a Somali gathering of elders to discuss and decide on an important matter?
(a) Baarri.
(b) Hijab.
(c) Hajj.
(d) Tolka.

12. Where did Ayaan's new husband return to file for a visa for Ayaan in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) Canada.
(b) Germany.
(c) Finland.
(d) Russia.

13. What is the name of the cousin Ayaan met and secretly married in Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit"?
(a) Mahad.
(b) Farah.
(c) Afwayne.
(d) Mahmud.

14. In Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," the story focuses on Ayaan's early childhood memories growing up where with her mother, grandmother, brother, and sister?
(a) Riyadh.
(b) Jeddah.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Mogadishu.

15. What is the name of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's father?
(a) Theo van Gogh.
(b) Mahad Magen.
(c) Farah Goure.
(d) Hirsi Magan Isse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Ayaan's mother to become even more hostile toward others in Chapter Four, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?

2. Who ripped up the marriage certificate to Ayaan's secret marriage to her cousin in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

3. What was the last film Theo van Gogh completed before his death?

4. What is the central religious text of Islam?

5. What did Ayaan's mother force her to tell her father the truth about in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

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