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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 prominent politician in the Liberal Party did Ayaan meet in Chapter 15, "Threats" who wanted her to join the party and run for Parliament?
(a) Salman Rushdie.
(b) Farah Goure.
(c) Rita Verdonk.
(d) Neelie Kroes.

2. Ayaan rented a room from whom after her and Yasmin had a falling out?
(a) Johanna.
(b) Amina.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Chantel.

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

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

5. How many times was Theo van Gogh shot in his assassination?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 15.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was January of what year when Haweya came to stay with Ayaan in Chapter 12, "Haweya"?

2. Where did Haweya insist on going in order to be with their mom and around Muslims in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?

3. In January 2003, the Liberal Party won what percentage of the vote?

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

5. When was Ayaan Hirsi Ali's book "The Son Factory" published?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the author describe taking a position in the Epilogue? Why?

2. Describe the situation in which Ayaan went into hiding in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo." For how long was she allowed minimal contact with friends and family?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does the author describe her participation in public debates in Chapter 15, "Threats"?

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

10. What impression does the reader gain of Ayaan's retreat into hiding in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"?

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