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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. When did the Somali Civil War begin?
2. In Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance," Mahad goes back where and the three women move into a house with a distant relative?
3. What British Indian novelist and essayist wrote the book "The Satanic Verses"?
4. What refers to an ancient juridical notion under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his or her own country may be protected by another sovereign authority, a foreign country, or church sanctuaries?
5. When was Ayaan Hirsi Ali born?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Ayaan's father described in Chapter 1, "Bloodlines"? When did he marry Ayaan's mother?
2. What led to Ayaan's return to Mogadishu in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"? Who granted her permission to go?
3. Who did Ayaan secretly marry in Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit"? How is this affair described?
4. 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?
5. How does the author describe her grandmother in Chapter 1, "Bloodlines"?
6. Who wrote a letter to Ayaan in Chapter 8, "Refugees"? What did Ayaan respond?
7. Where is Mogadishu? How is it described in the Introduction?
8. Where did Ayaan's family move in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"? How was their arrival described?
9. Where did Ayaan live in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"? How is this setting described?
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 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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Ayaan's decision to seek refugee status in Chapter 10, "Running Away." Why did she initially hope to move to England? Who changed her mind and why? Also discuss Ayaan's impressions of Germany. How did she compare it to Somalia?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss Ayaan's secret marriage to her cousin in the narrative. Who served as a witness to the wedding? Who encouraged the wedding? Why did Ayaan and her sister choose to leave Somalia again?
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