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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who in Ayaan's family rebels against all of the Islamic rules in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?
(a) Asha Artan.
(b) Mahad Magen.
(c) Hirsi Magen Isse.
(d) Haweya Magen.

2. What non-Muslim country did Ayaan's family gain entrance into after being deported from Saudi Arabia in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?
(a) Iran.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Somalia.
(d) Kenya.

3. Who was not pleased with the return of Ayaan's father and refused to speak to him in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) Ayeeyo.
(b) Haweya.
(c) Asha Artan.
(d) Mahad.

4. Ayaan finishes school and becomes increasingly stricter in her religious activities as what movement becomes active in Kenya in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?
(a) The Red Cross.
(b) NATO.
(c) The Muslim Brotherhood.
(d) The Blue Shield.

5. What is the capital of Somalia?
(a) Riyadh.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) Mogadishu.
(d) Cairo.

6. What is the name of Ayaan's mother in the book?
(a) Ayeeyo Magen.
(b) Khadija Magen.
(c) Asha Artan.
(d) Haweya Magen.

7. It was January of what year when Ayaan's father told her she was to marry a distant relative in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1987.

8. Where did Ayaan and her sister leave their mother when they returned to Somalia in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Kenya.

9. When she was eight, Hirsi Ali's family left Somalia for what country?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Russia.
(d) Kenya.

10. In what year was Ayaan's family deported from Saudi Arabia immediately in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1965.

11. Who, in addition to Ayaan's mother, beat her severely in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?
(a) A street vendor.
(b) A bus driver.
(c) A group of girls at school.
(d) Her religion teacher.

12. How long was the film produced by Theo van Gogh and Ayaan Hirsi Ali?
(a) 40 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 90 minutes.

13. What is the name of Ayaan's grandmother whom she describes in Chapter One?
(a) Asha.
(b) Haweya.
(c) Ijaabo.
(d) Ayeeyo.

14. What caused Ayaan's mother to become even more hostile toward others in Chapter Four, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?
(a) She had an affair.
(b) She got divorced.
(c) She lost a child in stillbirth.
(d) She had an abortion.

15. When was Theo van Gogh born?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1875.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What political party did Ayaan Hirsi Ali represent in the Dutch House of Representatives?

3. How old was Ayaan in 1990?

4. A woman from where sends Ayaan a letter regarding her cousin in Chapter 8, "Refugees"?

5. What is the central religious text of Islam?

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