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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The Red Cross.
(b) The Blue Shield.
(c) The Muslim Brotherhood.
(d) NATO.

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

3. An adherent of Islam is called what?
(a) A Jew.
(b) A Mormon.
(c) A Christian.
(d) A Muslim.

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

5. What refers to an ancient juridical notion under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his or her own country may be protected by another sovereign authority, a foreign country, or church sanctuaries?
(a) Right of passage.
(b) Right of religion.
(c) Right of asylum.
(d) Right of detention.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ayaan's new husband return to file for a visa for Ayaan in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

2. Where did Hirsi Magan Isse earn a degree in anthropology?

3. What political party did Ayaan Hirsi Ali represent in the Dutch House of Representatives?

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

5. In what year was Ayaan's family deported from Saudi Arabia immediately in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the author learn from looking back at her childhood in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?

2. How is the physical abuse the author withstood described in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?

3. Where is Mogadishu? How is it described in the Introduction?

4. What led to Ayaan's entering school in Chapter 2, "Under the Talal Tree"? What did Ayaan learn early on there?

5. Why did Ayaan end her relationship with a fellow Muslim in Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit"?

6. Who did Ayaan's father marry in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? Why?

7. Who wrote a letter to Ayaan in Chapter 8, "Refugees"? What did Ayaan respond?

8. Where did Ayaan's family move in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"? How was their arrival described?

9. How does the author describe her father's return in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

10. How is the marriage of Ayaan's grandmother described in Chapter 1, "Bloodlines"?

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