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

2. Where did Ayaan's new husband return to file for a visa for Ayaan in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

3. Who was Hirsi Megan's first wife?

4. Who ripped up the marriage certificate to Ayaan's secret marriage to her cousin in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

5. When was Siad Barre born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose death is described in the Introduction to "Infidel"? What film did this individual make with the author?

2. Who attempted to prevent Ayaan's marriage in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? What happened?

3. How did Ayaan's character develop in Chapter 8, "Refugees"? What is foreseen about the protagonist in this chapter?

4. Who did Ayaan's father plan for Ayaan to marry in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? How did she feel about the arrangement?

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

6. Where did Ayaan's father go after escaping prison in Chapter 2, "Under the Talal Tree"? What did he do there?

7. How does the author describe her grandmother in Chapter 1, "Bloodlines"?

8. What led to Ayaan's return to Mogadishu in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"? Who granted her permission to go?

9. Who was Theodore van Gogh? How is he described in the book's Introduction?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the family history of Ayaan Hirsi Ali. What was the importance of bloodlines and tribal alliances in Somalia as Ayaan was growing up? Why did her grandmother place importance on lineage? With whose side of her family was the author closest?

Essay Topic 2

Define, identify and analyze the theme of abuse in the narrative. How did the author describe being hospitalized? How did the abuse sustained by the author help to form her opinion of oppression in Islam? Who was responsible for the majority of the abuse the author sustained?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss clan history and structure in Somalia and the figure of Farah Goure in the narrative. Why did Ayaan go to the clan leader? What was his decision? Why did the author decide to return to Somalia and how had it changed since her childhood?

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