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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to an official level of education required in order to enter university in Holland?
(a) Propadeuse.
(b) Hajj.
(c) Fatwa.
(d) Tolka.

2. 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.

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

4. How many abortions did Haweya have in Chapter 12, "Haweya"?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

5. Ayaan has admitted that she had lied in obtaining refugee status by devising a false story about having to flee Mogadishu and spending time in refugee camps on the border between what countries?
(a) Sudan and Ethiopia.
(b) Ethiopia and Somalia.
(c) Somalia and Kenya.
(d) Kenya and Sudan.

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

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

8. When Ayaan filled out her official paperwork for refugee status, she changed her name from Ayaan Hirsi Megan to what?
(a) Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
(b) Ayaan Hirsi Isse.
(c) Ayaan Hirsi Moussa.
(d) Ayaan Hirsi Farah.

9. In Chapter 13, "Leiden," Ayaan is disillusioned by the Somalis and their way of living in Holland, as they do what?
(a) Wear revealing clothing and drive fast cars.
(b) Buy giant houses and pay others to take care of them.
(c) Waste everything and eat expensive food.
(d) Squandor money and treat each other badly.

10. When did Ayaan graduate with her master's degree in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?
(a) June, 2002.
(b) August, 1999.
(c) September, 2000.
(d) April, 2003.

11. Ayaan learned that the family was looking for her through a letter from whom in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
(a) Mahad Magen.
(b) Osman Moussa.
(c) Asha Artan.
(d) Haweya Magen.

12. In August of what year did Ayaan officially become a Dutch citizen?
(a) 2003.
(b) 1997.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1995.

13. How many times was Theo van Gogh shot in his assassination?
(a) 15.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

14. In Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders," Ayaan received a letter from her father requesting money for what?
(a) A plane ticket.
(b) A house.
(c) Eye surgery.
(d) A car.

15. The note that was pinned to Theo van Gogh's body after his assassination was how many pages long?
(a) 5.
(b) 14.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ayaan Hirsi Ali earn her MSc degree in?

2. Ayaan was able to apply for citizenship in Holland how many years after attaining refugee status in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?

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

4. When did Ayaan's father contact her to speak about faith and encourage her return to Islam in Chapter 16, "Politics"?

5. In Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders," Ayaan began receiving her refugee allowances, and took language classes to start learning what language?

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