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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Ayaan decide to take a position in the U.S. in the Epilogue?
(a) The Royal and Diplomatic Protection Service.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) The Foundation for Freedom of Expression.
(d) The American Enterprise Institute.

3. In Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders," Ayaan began receiving her refugee allowances, and took language classes to start learning what language?
(a) Dutch.
(b) Spanish.
(c) German.
(d) Japanese.

4. 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?
(a) Michel Onfray.
(b) Salman Rushdie.
(c) Cisca Dresselhuys.
(d) Rita Verdonk.

5. In Chapter 12, "Haweya," Ayaan received housing and moved into her new place with what other Somali woman seeking refugee status in Holland?
(a) Johanna.
(b) Arro.
(c) Yasmin.
(d) Ijaabo.

6. Whose quotes did Ayaan claim to find in the Quran after the September 11 attacks in the U.S.?
(a) Salman Rushdie's.
(b) Osama Bin Laden's.
(c) Vincent van Gogh's.
(d) George W. Bush's.

7. What head of the Ministry of Justice began an official investigation into Ayaan's asylum case in the Epilogue?
(a) Mohammed Bouyeri.
(b) Rita Verdonk.
(c) Neelie Kroes.
(d) Ali Wersengeli.

8. Who was a Dutch Protestant Christian that befriended Ayaan during her time in the Netherlands?
(a) Rita.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Johanna.

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

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

11. When does Ayaan describe having looked in the mirror and saying out loud that she did not believe in God in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?
(a) January, 1998.
(b) May, 2002.
(c) August, 2004.
(d) March, 2005.

12. Ayaan moved into a student house with how many other students in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 16.
(d) 11.

13. On what date was Theo van Gogh shot?
(a) November 2, 2004.
(b) May 24, 2007.
(c) August 8, 2005.
(d) July 15, 2006.

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

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

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. It was January of what year when Haweya came to stay with Ayaan in Chapter 12, "Haweya"?

3. Where did Haweya insist on going in order to be with their mom and around Muslims in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?

4. What was the party which Ayaan joined to run for Parliment in Holland?

5. In Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders," Ayaan received a letter from her father requesting money for what?

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