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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's family moved out of the city to what countryside village for a short time?
(a) Matabaan.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) Mogadishu.
(d) Jeddah.

2. What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Riyadh.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Mogadishu.

3. What British Indian novelist and essayist wrote the book "The Satanic Verses"?
(a) Mohammed Bouyeri.
(b) Neelie Kroes.
(c) Rita Verdonk.
(d) Salman Rushdie.

4. When was Siad Barre born?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1942.

5. How old was Ayaan in 1990?
(a) 23.
(b) 20.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the film produced by Theo van Gogh and Ayaan Hirsi Ali?

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

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. Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit" describes what length of time in which Ayaan lived in Somalia?

5. What is the name of Ayaan's brother in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Ayaan's character develop in Chapter 8, "Refugees"? What is foreseen about the protagonist in this chapter?

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

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

5. Where did Ayaan and her sister go once the fighting began to spread in Chapter 8, "Refugees"? What is foreseen regarding Ayaan's marriage in the chapter?

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

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

8. Where did Ayaan live in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"? How is this setting described?

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

10. What conflict arose between Ayaan and her mother in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? What became of the situation?

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