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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. Where was Ayaan Hirsi Ali born?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Somalia.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) South Africa.

2. What is the name of Ayaan's brother in the narrative?
(a) Hirsi Magen Isse.
(b) Farah Goure.
(c) Mahad Magen.
(d) Ahmed Magen.

3. 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) Ibado Dhadey Megan.
(c) Osman Moussa.
(d) Mahad Magen.

4. In what year does Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace" begin?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1969.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 9, "Abeh" begins in April of what year?

2. Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace" starts with the family moving where?

3. An adherent of Islam is called what?

4. What caused Ayaan's mother to become even more hostile toward others in Chapter Four, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?

5. To what country did Ayaan's family move after leaving Ethiopia in Chapter Four, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was the living situation described when the war broke out in Chapter 8, "Refugees"?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. Where was Ayaan's family living in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"? How is this period described?

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