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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 did Ayaan take a short break and visit for awhile to let things settle down in Holland in Chapter 15, "Threats"?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) California.
(c) Montana.
(d) Alaska.

2. How many abortions did Haweya have in Chapter 12, "Haweya"?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

3. Ayaan moved into a student house with how many other students in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?
(a) 16.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

4. Whose quotes did Ayaan claim to find in the Quran after the September 11 attacks in the U.S.?
(a) Vincent van Gogh's.
(b) Osama Bin Laden's.
(c) George W. Bush's.
(d) Salman Rushdie's.

5. In early 2007 Ayaan stated that the Dutch state had spent about how many euros providing armed guards for her?
(a) 5.8 million.
(b) 1.3 million.
(c) 3.5 million.
(d) 12.8 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Theo van Gogh was related to what famous painter?

2. The film made by Ayaan and Theo van Gogh used what to imply that the religion subjected women to unbearable oppression?

3. Ayaan has admitted that she had lied in obtaining refugee status by devising a false story about having to flee Mogadishu and spending time in refugee camps on the border between what countries?

4. In January of what year did Ayaan learn her sister had died in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?

5. After the assassination of Theo van Gogh, Ayaan's security detail became even tighter and over how many days was she allowed minimal contact with friends or anyone in the outside world?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Ayaan travel when death threats became an issue in Chapter 15, "Threats"? How did she encounter politics on this trip?

2. Where did Ayaan travel in the beginning of Chapter 10, "Running Away"? Who did she meet there?

3. Where did Ayaan decide to seek political asylum in Chapter 10, "Running Away"? Why?

4. When was Theo van Gogh killed in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"? What effect did his murder have on Ayaan's safety?

5. What did Osman Moussa do when he arrived in Holland in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?

6. How does the author describe her relationship with her sister in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?

7. What were Ayaan's first days as an official refugee like in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?

8. What were Ayaan's impressions of the West when she arrived in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?

9. What film did the author produce in Chapter 16, "Politics"? With whom did she make the film?

10. How does the author describe a meeting with her father in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?

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