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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. What editor of the feminist magazine "Opzij" did Ayaan contact to discuss how to raise funds from the government for protection after she began getting threats?
(a) Cisca Dresselhuys.
(b) Salman Rushdie.
(c) Rita Verdonk.
(d) Michel Onfray.

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

3. What, in addition to her name, did Ayaan lie about on her paperwork for refugee status in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
(a) Her birthdate.
(b) Her religion.
(c) Her height.
(d) Her weight.

4. The note that was pinned to Theo van Gogh's body after his assassination threatened Western countries, Jews and whom?
(a) Salman Rushdie.
(b) Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
(c) George W. Bush.
(d) Osama Bin Laden.

5. When did Ayaan return to Parliament in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"?
(a) June 1, 2003.
(b) March 29, 2004.
(c) January 18, 2005.
(d) September 22, 2006.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ayaan's father contact her to speak about faith and encourage her return to Islam in Chapter 16, "Politics"?

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

3. What did Ayaan give her mother before returning to Holland in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?

4. In Chapter 16, "Politics," some of Ayaan's policy statements were added to proposals and legislation, including a motion requiring police to register how many what took place in Holland each year?

5. Where was Ayaan able to say goodbye to her friend Theo van Gogh, as she did not attend his funeral?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Ayaan lie about when seeking political asylum in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who stole the author's refugee papers in Chapter 12, "Haweya"? Why?

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

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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