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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. When she was eight, Hirsi Ali's family left Somalia for what country?
(a) Russia.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

2. In Chapter 8, "Refugees," Ayaan accompanies her cousin to the border to bring back his family and returns from a 3 week journey with over how many people?
(a) 35.
(b) 20.
(c) 14.
(d) 9.

3. What clan leader does Ayaan go to in order to gain permission to return to Somalia in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?
(a) Farah Goure.
(b) Theo van Gogh.
(c) Osman Moussa.
(d) Mohammed Bouyeri.

4. Which of Ayaan's siblings did particularly well in school in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?
(a) Haweya Magen.
(b) Mahad Magen.
(c) Osman Moussa.
(d) Ibado Dhadey Megan.

5. After her first husband died, Ayaan's mother requested and received a divorce then moved where?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Mogadishu.
(c) Jeddah.
(d) Mecca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ayaan experiences her first kiss in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance," but knows it is doomed, as he is from where?

2. When was Siad Barre born?

3. It was January of what year when Ayaan's father told her she was to marry a distant relative in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

4. What country was Ayaan's family unable to enter after being deported from Saudi Arabia in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Ayaan's family move after leaving Saudi Arabia in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?

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

3. Who did Ayaan's father plan for Ayaan to marry in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? How did she feel about the arrangement?

4. Who did Ayaan secretly marry in Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit"? How is this affair described?

5. Who was Theodore van Gogh? How is he described in the book's Introduction?

6. How is the author's relationship to Islam described in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"? How was Haweya's?

7. How does the author describe her grandmother in Chapter 1, "Bloodlines"?

8. To whom does the author dedicate the book in the Introduction?

9. How was the author's relationship to her mother described in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?

10. How is Ayaan's father described in Chapter 1, "Bloodlines"? When did he marry Ayaan's mother?

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