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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where was it decided that Ayaan would go to await a visa to accompany her new husband in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) Canada.
(b) Russia.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.
2. Who ripped up the marriage certificate to Ayaan's secret marriage to her cousin in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) Osman Moussa.
(b) Mahad Magen.
(c) Hirsi Magen Isse.
(d) Haweya Magen.
3. Who was part of the Osman Mahamud clan and hosted Ayaan when she first arrived in Germany?
(a) Jawahir.
(b) Arro.
(c) Amina.
(d) Ijaabo.
4. How old was Ayaan in 1990?
(a) 12.
(b) 23.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.
5. An adherent of Islam is called what?
(a) A Jew.
(b) A Mormon.
(c) A Christian.
(d) A Muslim.
6. Hirsi Ali's father had studied abroad and was opposed to what traditional practice in Somalia?
(a) Female genital cutting.
(b) Dog fighting.
(c) Male circumcision.
(d) Tattoos.
7. By the age of 10, Ayaan had lived in how many different countries with governments she does not believe were successful?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.
8. What was the last film Theo van Gogh completed before his death?
(a) 12/13.
(b) 20/20.
(c) 07/07.
(d) 06/05.
9. Who was Hirsi Megan's first wife?
(a) Haweya Magen.
(b) Maryan Farah.
(c) Ibado Dhadey Megan.
(d) Aunt Khadija.
10. Hirsi Magan Isse was a part of Somalia's political elite and a leader in what earliest and most influential factions in the Somali Civil War?
(a) The Somali Salvation Democratic Front.
(b) The Somali Freedom Movement.
(c) The Justice Party of Somalia.
(d) The Democratic Allegiance of Somalia.
11. What is the name of Ayaan's brother in the narrative?
(a) Hirsi Magen Isse.
(b) Farah Goure.
(c) Ahmed Magen.
(d) Mahad Magen.
12. Where did Ayaan's father return in the beginning of Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Jeddah.
(c) Mogadishu.
(d) Matabaan.
13. What does Ayaan write back regarding her cousin to a young woman in Chapter 8, "Refugees"?
(a) They are enemies.
(b) They are divorced.
(c) They are married.
(d) They are only cousins.
14. At the end of Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," Ayaan's father escapes from prison and makes it where?
(a) Finland.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Holland.
15. What is the name of Ayaan's grandmother whom she describes in Chapter One?
(a) Asha.
(b) Ijaabo.
(c) Ayeeyo.
(d) Haweya.
Short Answer Questions
1. Ayaan Hirsi Ali sought and obtained political asylum in the Netherlands in what year?
2. What is the central religious text of Islam?
3. What British Indian novelist and essayist wrote the book "The Satanic Verses"?
4. In what year was Ayaan Hirsi Ali elected a member of the House of Representatives?
5. What distant relative living in Canada did Ayaan's father tell her she would marry in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
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