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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ayaan's grandmother whom she describes in Chapter One?

2. What in the Islamic faith is a juristic ruling concerning Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar?

3. In Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance," Mahad goes back where and the three women move into a house with a distant relative?

4. When was Ayaan Hirsi Ali born?

5. What British Indian novelist and essayist wrote the book "The Satanic Verses"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the author learn from looking back at her childhood in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?

2. Who wrote a letter to Ayaan in Chapter 8, "Refugees"? What did Ayaan respond?

3. How is Ayaan's early childhood described in Chapter 2, "Under the Talal Tree"?

4. What led to Ayaan's entering school in Chapter 2, "Under the Talal Tree"? What did Ayaan learn early on there?

5. To whom does the author dedicate the book in the Introduction?

6. Where was Ayaan's family living in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"? How is this period described?

7. How does the author describe herself in the Introduction?

8. Where is Mogadishu? How is it described in the Introduction?

9. Where did Ayaan live in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"? How is this setting described?

10. Where did Ayaan and her sister go once the fighting began to spread in Chapter 8, "Refugees"? What is foreseen regarding Ayaan's marriage in the chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Hirsi Magan Isse, Somali Salvation Democratic Front and the Somalian Revolution. Who was deposed during the revolution? How much power did Ayaan's father have politically? How did these events influence the ideas of Ayaan Hirsi Ali?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Maryan Farah and Abeh's marriage to her in Chapter 9, "Abeh." How many daughters did Abeh have with his first wife? What were the laws like regarding divorce and marriage within the Islamic faith at this time? How did the children of Abeh's first wife feel about Ayaan and her siblings?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Ayaan's marriage to Osman Moussa. What rights did Ayaan have in deciding who to marry? How were the wedding ceremonies described? How did these customs differ from those of countries in the West? How did Ayaan feel about her marriage to Osman Moussa?

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