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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. In Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit," Ayaan again experienced a boyfriend relationship which plagues both of them with guilt, as he was also what?
3. What did Ayaan's mother force her to tell her father the truth about in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
4. What is the term referring to the pilgrimage to Mecca that is obligatory upon all able Muslims?
5. In Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," the story focuses on Ayaan's early childhood memories growing up where with her mother, grandmother, brother, and sister?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the author learn from looking back at her childhood in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?
2. How was the living situation described when the war broke out in Chapter 8, "Refugees"?
3. Where did Ayaan's family move after leaving Saudi Arabia in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?
4. What is foreshadowed in the author's discussion of government in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?
5. 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?
6. Who did Ayaan's father marry in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? Why?
7. What conflict arose between Ayaan and her mother in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? What became of the situation?
8. What led to Ayaan's return to Mogadishu in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"? Who granted her permission to go?
9. How is the marriage of Ayaan's grandmother described in Chapter 1, "Bloodlines"?
10. How does the author describe herself in the Introduction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss Ayaan's relationships and experiences in Somalia in 1990. How did faith play a role in Ayaan's life at this point? With whom did she share a romantic relationship and why did she end the affair? How did Ayaan's views on romantic relationships differ from those of her siblings?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the settings of Jeddah and Saudi Arabia in 1978. Where was Ayaan's father working during this time? How did Ayaan's mother feel about living in Saudi Arabia? How does the author describe the differences in Saudi Arabia from those of Kenya or Somalia?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss male and female circumcision in Somalia and the settings of Mogadishu and Matabaan. What is the purpose for circumcision in Somalia and other Islamic nations? Also discuss Ayaan's father's work in Chapter 2, "Under the Talal Tree." Where was Ayaan's father during this period?
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