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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," Ayaan and her sister continued to play and annoy the adults to such an extent that they decided to do what?
(a) Send them to live with their grandparents.
(b) Send them to a convent.
(c) Marry them off.
(d) Put them in school.

2. Ayaan finishes school and becomes increasingly stricter in her religious activities as what movement becomes active in Kenya in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?
(a) NATO.
(b) The Blue Shield.
(c) The Red Cross.
(d) The Muslim Brotherhood.

3. Who assassinated Theo van Gogh?
(a) Jack Ruby.
(b) Osama bin Laden.
(c) Mohammed Bouyeri.
(d) Lee Harvey Oswald.

4. Who in Ayaan's family rebels against all of the Islamic rules in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?
(a) Haweya Magen.
(b) Hirsi Magen Isse.
(c) Mahad Magen.
(d) Asha Artan.

5. In what year was Ayaan's family deported from Saudi Arabia immediately in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1984.

6. 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.

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

8. What refers to the countryside in Somalia, and is sometimes used as a descriptive word in the book to explain people who are backwards or not modern nor progressive?
(a) Miye.
(b) Fatwa.
(c) Hajj.
(d) Tolka.

9. In Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," Ayaan's family moved out of the city to what countryside village for a short time?
(a) Matabaan.
(b) Jeddah.
(c) Mogadishu.
(d) Nairobi.

10. Who ripped up the marriage certificate to Ayaan's secret marriage to her cousin in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) Osman Moussa.
(b) Hirsi Magen Isse.
(c) Mahad Magen.
(d) Haweya Magen.

11. Theo Van Gogh was a member of what Dutch republican society which advocates the abolition of the Dutch monarchy?
(a) The Parliamentary Party.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) Republikeins Genootschap.
(d) The Communist Party.

12. In Chapter Four, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives," Ayaan attends school with whom?
(a) Christians.
(b) Mormons.
(c) Scientologists.
(d) Jews.

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

14. Where did Ayaan's mother decide to send her to study in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?
(a) Somalia.
(b) Germany.
(c) A Muslim girls' school.
(d) A Christian school.

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

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. What is the first western country which Ayaan traveled to while waiting for her visa to Canada?

3. What was the name of Ayaan's half-sister through her father who was modern and wanted to live like the West?

4. Haweya returns and she and Ayaan attend what together in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?

5. What is the name of Ayaan's mother in the book?

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