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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. Ayaan made several declarations about her legally being allowed to use what name in the Epilogue?
(a) Ayaan.
(b) Hussein.
(c) Ali.
(d) Hirsi.

2. When was Ayaan Hirsi Ali's book "The Son Factory" published?
(a) 1993.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2004.
(d) 1997.

3. Ayaan's fears were allayed when she received what in Holland in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
(a) A Babe Ruth rookie card.
(b) An A-status refugee card.
(c) A mother's day card.
(d) A valentines day card.

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

5. Who was a refugee worker in Holland who encouraged Ayaan to study and helped her get a job as a translator?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Rita.
(d) Johanna.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 12, "Haweya," Ayaan received housing and moved into her new place with what other Somali woman seeking refugee status in Holland?

3. When was Mahmoud Ahmadinejad born?

4. What does DKDB stand for in the narrative?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Osman Moussa do when he arrived in Holland 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. How does the author describe her participation in public debates in Chapter 15, "Threats"?

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