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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 country was Ayaan's family unable to enter after being deported from Saudi Arabia in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?

2. In Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," Ayaan's family moved out of the city to what countryside village for a short time?

3. Hirsi Ali's father had studied abroad and was opposed to what traditional practice in Somalia?

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

5. What distant relative living in Canada did Ayaan's father tell her she would marry in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How was the living situation described when the war broke out in Chapter 8, "Refugees"?

3. How is the marriage of Ayaan's grandmother described in Chapter 1, "Bloodlines"?

4. How is the physical abuse the author withstood described in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?

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

6. How does the author describe her first kiss and her relationship with Islam in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?

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

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

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

10. Who is the protagonist of "Infidel"? How is the narrative style established in the Introduction?

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 the role of tolkas in Somali society and the divorce of Ayaan Hirsi Ali. How are tolkas arranged and who is present? How did Ayaan's husband respond to her request for divorce? What was the reaction of Ayaan's family?

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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