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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. In what year does Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace" begin?
2. What caused Ayaan's mother to become even more hostile toward others in Chapter Four, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?
3. In Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit," Ayaan again experienced a boyfriend relationship which plagues both of them with guilt, as he was also what?
4. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
5. How long was the film produced by Theo van Gogh and Ayaan Hirsi Ali?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the marriage of Ayaan's grandmother described in Chapter 1, "Bloodlines"?
2. Who did Ayaan secretly marry in Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit"? How is this affair described?
3. How was Ayaan's marriage described in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? Where did she go following the wedding?
4. How is Ayaan's father described in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?
5. To whom does the author dedicate the book in the Introduction?
6. Who did Ayaan's father plan for Ayaan to marry in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? How did she feel about the arrangement?
7. What is foreshadowed in the author's discussion of government in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?
8. Where was Ayaan's family living in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"? How is this period described?
9. Who attempted to prevent Ayaan's marriage in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? What happened?
10. How is Ayaan's father described in Chapter 1, "Bloodlines"? When did he marry Ayaan's mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the setting of Holland and Ayaan's first weeks there. How long did it take Ayaan to file for refugee status? Where did Ayaan find housing and with whom? What did Ayaan think of the helpfulness of the Dutch people?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Describe and discuss the setting of Kenya and the Muslim Brotherhood. When was the Muslim Brotherhood first active? How did the Muslim Brotherhood influence the author? How does she describe her relationship to Islam during the period in which she lived in Kenya?
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