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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 was Mahmoud Ahmadinejad born?
2. What refers to an official level of education required in order to enter university in Holland?
3. With whom did Ayaan stay upon arriving in Amsterdam in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
4. Ayaan was determined to escape and so she went to visit what person whom she helped rescue and bring into Kenya from the border of Somalia in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
5. Whose quotes did Ayaan claim to find in the Quran after the September 11 attacks in the U.S.?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. When was Theo van Gogh killed in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"? What effect did his murder have on Ayaan's safety?
3. What were Ayaan's impressions of the West when she arrived in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
4. What film did the author produce in Chapter 16, "Politics"? With whom did she make the film?
5. What does the author write regarding her decision to leave Holland in the Epilogue?
6. How does the author describe her continuing education in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?
7. How does the author describe a meeting with her father in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?
8. What were Ayaan's first days as an official refugee like in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?
9. How does the author describe the investigation into her citizenship in the Epilogue?
10. What does the author say regarding life in the West in the book's Epilogue?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the family history of Ayaan Hirsi Ali. What was the importance of bloodlines and tribal alliances in Somalia as Ayaan was growing up? Why did her grandmother place importance on lineage? With whose side of her family was the author closest?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the narrative style of the autobiography and the main settings described in the Introduction. Where did the author spend the majority of her childhood? In what person and tense is the story related?
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