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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. Ayaan has admitted that she had lied in obtaining refugee status by devising a false story about having to flee Mogadishu and spending time in refugee camps on the border between what countries?
(a) Somalia and Kenya.
(b) Sudan and Ethiopia.
(c) Kenya and Sudan.
(d) Ethiopia and Somalia.

2. Ayaan rented a room from whom after her and Yasmin had a falling out?
(a) Chantel.
(b) Johanna.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Amina.

3. Where did Ayaan study at college in Holland?
(a) Valley Secretarial College.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) Humboldt State University.
(d) Leiden University.

4. Ayaan's fears were allayed when she received what in Holland in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
(a) An A-status refugee card.
(b) A mother's day card.
(c) A valentines day card.
(d) A Babe Ruth rookie card.

5. The note that was pinned to Theo van Gogh's body after his assassination was how many pages long?
(a) 5.
(b) 14.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ayaan learned that the family was looking for her through a letter from whom in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?

2. In Chapter 12, "Haweya," Ayaan received housing and moved into her new place with what other Somali woman seeking refugee status in Holland?

3. What is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities?

4. Ayaan moved into a student house with how many other students in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?

5. When does Ayaan describe having looked in the mirror and saying out loud that she did not believe in God in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author describe her participation in public debates in Chapter 15, "Threats"?

4. When was Theo van Gogh killed in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"? What effect did his murder have on Ayaan's safety?

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

6. What film did the author produce in Chapter 16, "Politics"? With whom did she make the film?

7. How is the beginning of the author's political career described in Chapter 16, "Politics"?

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

9. Where did Ayaan travel when death threats became an issue in Chapter 15, "Threats"? How did she encounter politics on this trip?

10. What were Ayaan's first days as an official refugee like in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?

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