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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Haweya insist on going in order to be with their mom and around Muslims in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

2. Where did Ayaan study at college in Holland?
(a) Leiden University.
(b) Humboldt State University.
(c) Valley Secretarial College.
(d) Columbia University.

3. What does DKDB stand for in the narrative?
(a) The Royal and Diplomatic Protection Service.
(b) The Demographic Diplomacy Service.
(c) The Imperial Democratic Protection Service.
(d) The Democratic Diplomacy Bureau.

4. As the days grew colder in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders," Ayaan received a letter from her father, addressed with kindness and love and trying to persuade her to do what?
(a) Return to Somalia.
(b) Apply for German citizenship.
(c) Return to her husband.
(d) Apply for Dutch citizenship.

5. In Chapter 10, "Running Away," Ayaan considers going where because she knows the language from the novels she read growing up?
(a) England.
(b) Holland.
(c) Canada.
(d) The U.S.

6. When did Ayaan's short film made with Theo van Gogh air on Dutch television?
(a) August, 2004.
(b) November, 2005.
(c) July, 2001.
(d) September, 2003.

7. Who wrote the book "Atheist Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam"?
(a) Michel Onfray.
(b) Rita Verdonk.
(c) Salman Rushdie.
(d) Cisca Dresselhuys.

8. In Chapter 16, "Politics," some of Ayaan's policy statements were added to proposals and legislation, including a motion requiring police to register how many what took place in Holland each year?
(a) Honor killings.
(b) Revenge killings.
(c) Friendship killings.
(d) Drunk killings.

9. It was January of what year when Haweya came to stay with Ayaan in Chapter 12, "Haweya"?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1988.

10. Ayaan was able to apply for citizenship in Holland how many years after attaining refugee status in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

11. The elders and Osman left without violence or threats, accepting that Ayaan's decision for what in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?
(a) Investments.
(b) Murder.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Divorce.

12. Ayaan rented a room from whom after her and Yasmin had a falling out?
(a) Chantel.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Amina.
(d) Johanna.

13. In January 2006, Ayaan used her acceptance speech for the Reader's Digest "European of the Year" award to urge action to prevent what nation from developing nuclear weapons?
(a) Finland.
(b) Canada.
(c) Iran.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

14. What is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities?
(a) Atheism.
(b) Anarchy.
(c) Alienation.
(d) Abatement.

15. What Western-styled clothing did Ayaan begin wearing in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
(a) Pants.
(b) Mini-skirts.
(c) Swimsuits.
(d) Saris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose quotes did Ayaan claim to find in the Quran after the September 11 attacks in the U.S.?

2. What did Ayaan give her mother before returning to Holland in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?

3. Ayaan made several declarations about her legally being allowed to use what name in the Epilogue?

4. Who was a refugee worker in Holland who encouraged Ayaan to study and helped her get a job as a translator?

5. After the assassination of Theo van Gogh, Ayaan's security detail became even tighter and over how many days was she allowed minimal contact with friends or anyone in the outside world?

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