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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. When did Ayaan's short film made with Theo van Gogh air on Dutch television?
(a) August, 2004.
(b) November, 2005.
(c) September, 2003.
(d) July, 2001.

2. Ayaan's Dutch citizenship was left intact as she traveled promoting her first book where in the Epilogue?
(a) Holland.
(b) The U.S.
(c) Russia.
(d) Finland.

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

4. What did Ayaan give her mother before returning to Holland in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?
(a) A car.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Money.
(d) A painting.

5. In Chapter 14, "Leaving God," Ayaan visited her father where in the spring of 2000?
(a) Canada.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Germany.
(d) Sudan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What head of the Ministry of Justice began an official investigation into Ayaan's asylum case in the Epilogue?

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

3. When did Ayaan return to Parliament in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"?

4. In early 2007 Ayaan stated that the Dutch state had spent about how many euros providing armed guards for her?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What political group did Ayaan begin working for after completing her degree in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?

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

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

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

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

7. What interactions did Ayaan have with her father and husband 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. How does the author describe a meeting with her father in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?

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