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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. In Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," Ayaan and her sister continued to play and annoy the adults to such an extent that they decided to do what?
(a) Send them to live with their grandparents.
(b) Put them in school.
(c) Marry them off.
(d) Send them to a convent.

2. In Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance," Mahad goes back where and the three women move into a house with a distant relative?
(a) Somalia.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Kenya.

3. Where did Ayaan's new husband return to file for a visa for Ayaan in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) Finland.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Canada.

4. Who was part of the Osman Mahamud clan and hosted Ayaan when she first arrived in Germany?
(a) Arro.
(b) Ijaabo.
(c) Amina.
(d) Jawahir.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Ayaan's siblings did particularly well in school in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?

2. Hirsi Ali's father had studied abroad and was opposed to what traditional practice in Somalia?

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

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

5. What was the last film Theo van Gogh completed before his death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does the author describe herself in the Introduction?

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

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

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