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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 was the name of Ayaan's half-sister through her father who was modern and wanted to live like the West?

2. At the end of Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," Ayaan's father escapes from prison and makes it where?

3. An adherent of Islam is called what?

4. Where did Ayaan attend a secretarial course in Nairobi?

5. Ayaan shared the secret of her marriage to a cousin with only whom in Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed in the author's discussion of government in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?

2. Who did Ayaan secretly marry in Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit"? How is this affair described?

3. How does the author describe her father's return in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

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

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

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

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

8. What conflict arose between Ayaan and her mother in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? What became of the situation?

9. How was the author's relationship to her mother described in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Theo van Gogh, Mohammed Bouyeri, and the film "Submission". What was revealed in the note left by the assassin? When was van Gogh killed and what reason was given for his death? What was van Gogh's relationship with Ayaan Hirsi Ali?

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