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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 January 2003, the Liberal Party won what percentage of the vote?

2. What private trust was established to help fund protection of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and other Muslim dissidents?

3. In August of what year did Ayaan officially become a Dutch citizen?

4. What did Ayaan Hirsi Ali earn her MSc degree in?

5. In early 2007 Ayaan stated that the Dutch state had spent about how many euros providing armed guards for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe a meeting with her father in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?

2. What did Osman Moussa do when he arrived in Holland in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?

3. Where did the author describe taking a position in the Epilogue? Why?

4. How does the author describe her relationship with her sister in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?

5. What political group did Ayaan begin working for after completing her degree in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?

6. What impression does the reader gain of Ayaan's retreat into hiding in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"?

7. What interactions did Ayaan have with her father and husband in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?

8. How does the author describe her return to Parliament in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"?

9. Where did Ayaan decide to seek political asylum in Chapter 10, "Running Away"? Why?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 settings of Mecca and Ethiopia. How does the author describe the political atmosphere of these settings during the late 1970s? Also discuss Ayaan's relationship with the Islamic faith during her childhood. What questions and doubts did Ayaan face?

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