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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. In Chapter 10, "Running Away," Ayaan considers going where because she knows the language from the novels she read growing up?
(a) Canada.
(b) The U.S.
(c) England.
(d) Holland.

2. When did Ayaan return to Parliament in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"?
(a) March 29, 2004.
(b) September 22, 2006.
(c) June 1, 2003.
(d) January 18, 2005.

3. Ayaan received a residence permit within how much time of her arrival in the Netherlands?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 1 week.

4. What head of the Ministry of Justice began an official investigation into Ayaan's asylum case in the Epilogue?
(a) Ali Wersengeli.
(b) Rita Verdonk.
(c) Neelie Kroes.
(d) Mohammed Bouyeri.

5. The film made by Ayaan and Theo van Gogh used what to imply that the religion subjected women to unbearable oppression?
(a) Quotes from religious leaders.
(b) Verses from the Quran.
(c) Children's stories.
(d) Quotes from politicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ayaan Hirsi Ali earn her MSc degree in?

2. Theo van Gogh was related to what famous painter?

3. In January 2006, Ayaan used her acceptance speech for the Reader's Digest "European of the Year" award to urge action to prevent what nation from developing nuclear weapons?

4. In Chapter 16, "Politics," some of Ayaan's policy statements were added to proposals and legislation, including a motion requiring police to register how many what took place in Holland each year?

5. What prominent politician in the Liberal Party did Ayaan meet in Chapter 15, "Threats" who wanted her to join the party and run for Parliament?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who stole the author's refugee papers in Chapter 12, "Haweya"? Why?

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

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

7. What impression does the reader gain of Ayaan's retreat into hiding in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"?

8. How does the author describe a meeting with her father 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 does the author say regarding life in the West in the book's Epilogue?

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