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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. What is the name of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's father?
(a) Hirsi Magan Isse.
(b) Farah Goure.
(c) Theo van Gogh.
(d) Mahad Magen.

2. Who ripped up the marriage certificate to Ayaan's secret marriage to her cousin in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) Haweya Magen.
(b) Mahad Magen.
(c) Osman Moussa.
(d) Hirsi Magen Isse.

3. In what year was Ayaan's family deported from Saudi Arabia immediately in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1965.

4. Into what Somali clan was Ayaan Hirsi Ali born?
(a) The Haradeem.
(b) The Majeerteen.
(c) The Rashateen.
(d) The Rusadeen.

5. What refers to a Somali gathering of elders to discuss and decide on an important matter?
(a) Hajj.
(b) Hijab.
(c) Tolka.
(d) Baarri.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did Ayaan live in Kenya growing up?

2. What British Indian novelist and essayist wrote the book "The Satanic Verses"?

3. Who arranged for the circumcisions of Ayaan and her siblings in Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree"?

4. An adherent of Islam is called what?

5. When did Ayaan's parents marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How was Ayaan's marriage described in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? Where did she go following the wedding?

6. How does the author describe her first kiss and her relationship with Islam in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?

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

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

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

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

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