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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. Ayaan finishes school and becomes increasingly stricter in her religious activities as what movement becomes active in Kenya in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?
(a) The Red Cross.
(b) The Blue Shield.
(c) The Muslim Brotherhood.
(d) NATO.

2. 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 a convent.
(b) Send them to live with their grandparents.
(c) Marry them off.
(d) Put them in school.

3. Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace" starts with the family moving where?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Sudan.

4. What refers to an ancient juridical notion under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his or her own country may be protected by another sovereign authority, a foreign country, or church sanctuaries?
(a) Right of asylum.
(b) Right of detention.
(c) Right of passage.
(d) Right of religion.

5. When was Hirsi Magan Isse born?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1935.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ayaan's parents marry?

2. Where did Ayaan and her sister leave their mother when they returned to Somalia in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?

3. Who was part of the Osman Mahamud clan and hosted Ayaan when she first arrived in Germany?

4. With the help of other clan members, Ayaan's family moved to a small apartment where in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?

5. What was the name of Ayaan's half-sister through her father who was modern and wanted to live like the West?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed in the author's discussion of government in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?

2. How is Ayaan's early childhood described in Chapter 2, "Under the Talal Tree"?

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

4. Whose death is described in the Introduction to "Infidel"? What film did this individual make with the author?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who attempted to prevent Ayaan's marriage in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? What happened?

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