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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the term referring to the pilgrimage to Mecca that is obligatory upon all able Muslims?
(a) Fatwa.
(b) Miye.
(c) Baarri.
(d) Hajj.

2. What was the name of Ayaan's half-sister through her father who was modern and wanted to live like the West?
(a) Jawahir.
(b) Ijaabo.
(c) Arro.
(d) Ijaabo.

3. 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.

4. Ayaan experiences her first kiss in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance," but knows it is doomed, as he is from where?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Germany.
(c) Finland.
(d) Kenya.

5. In Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," Ayaan and her sister continued to play and annoy the adults to such an extent that they decided to do what?
(a) Put them in school.
(b) Send them to a convent.
(c) Send them to live with their grandparents.
(d) Marry them off.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ayaan arrive with her mother, brother and sister and become stranded at the airport in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?

2. What was the last film Theo van Gogh completed before his death?

3. In Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit," Ayaan again experienced a boyfriend relationship which plagues both of them with guilt, as he was also what?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," Ayaan's family moved out of the city to what countryside village for a short time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Ayaan's family move after leaving Saudi Arabia in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?

2. Where did Ayaan live in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"? How is this setting described?

3. Who is the protagonist of "Infidel"? How is the narrative style established in the Introduction?

4. Who was Theodore van Gogh? How is he described in the book's Introduction?

5. To whom does the author dedicate the book in the Introduction?

6. What led to Ayaan's return to Mogadishu in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"? Who granted her permission to go?

7. How was the author's relationship to her mother described in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?

8. What conflict arose between Ayaan and her mother in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? What became of the situation?

9. What did the author learn from looking back at her childhood in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?

10. Where did Ayaan and her sister go once the fighting began to spread in Chapter 8, "Refugees"? What is foreseen regarding Ayaan's marriage in the chapter?

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