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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 head of the Ministry of Justice began an official investigation into Ayaan's asylum case in the Epilogue?
2. What editor of the feminist magazine "Opzij" did Ayaan contact to discuss how to raise funds from the government for protection after she began getting threats?
3. In early 2007 Ayaan stated that the Dutch state had spent about how many euros providing armed guards for her?
4. On what date was Theo van Gogh shot?
5. What private trust was established to help fund protection of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and other Muslim dissidents?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe her return to Parliament in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"?
2. What were Ayaan's impressions of the West when she arrived in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
3. Where did the author describe taking a position in the Epilogue? Why?
4. When was Theo van Gogh killed in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"? What effect did his murder have on Ayaan's safety?
5. Describe the situation in which Ayaan went into hiding in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo." For how long was she allowed minimal contact with friends and family?
6. How does the author describe her continuing education in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?
7. How does the author describe the investigation into her citizenship in the Epilogue?
8. How does the author describe her relationship with her sister in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?
9. What did Osman Moussa do when he arrived in Holland in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?
10. What impression does the reader gain of Ayaan's retreat into hiding in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss and analyze the author's year in Ethiopia in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives." What led the family to move to Kenya? Also describe Ayaan's first encounters with Christianity at the school in Ethiopia. What were the living circumstances like for the author?
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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