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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 11, "A Trial by the Elders," Ayaan began receiving her refugee allowances, and took language classes to start learning what language?
(a) German.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Dutch.

2. Who was a Dutch Protestant Christian that befriended Ayaan during her time in the Netherlands?
(a) Johanna.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Rita.

3. Ayaan learned that the family was looking for her through a letter from whom in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
(a) Haweya Magen.
(b) Asha Artan.
(c) Mahad Magen.
(d) Osman Moussa.

4. Where was Ayaan able to say goodbye to her friend Theo van Gogh, as she did not attend his funeral?
(a) The morgue.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) A ceremony.
(d) A coffeeshop.

5. In January of what year did Ayaan learn her sister had died in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1995.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2005.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times was Theo van Gogh shot in his assassination?

2. Ayaan received a residence permit within how much time of her arrival in the Netherlands?

3. Ayaan was able to apply for citizenship in Holland how many years after attaining refugee status in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?

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

5. What refers to an official level of education required in order to enter university in Holland?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the author describe her return to Parliament in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"?

5. How does the author describe the investigation into her citizenship in the Epilogue?

6. What does the author say regarding life in the West in the book's Epilogue?

7. What interactions did Ayaan have with her father and husband in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?

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

9. What does the author write regarding her decision to leave Holland in the Epilogue?

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

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