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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Hirsi Magan Isse born?

2. Siad Barre was the military dictator and President of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1969 until what year?

3. What term is used in the text to refer to a dutiful wife to her husband?

4. How many years did Ayaan live in Kenya growing up?

5. Chapter 9, "Abeh" begins in April of what year?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Whose death is described in the Introduction to "Infidel"? What film did this individual make with the author?

3. How does the author describe herself in the Introduction?

4. How is the author's relationship to Islam described in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"? How was Haweya's?

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

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

7. Where did Ayaan's father go after escaping prison in Chapter 2, "Under the Talal Tree"? What did he do there?

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

9. Why did Ayaan end her relationship with a fellow Muslim in Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit"?

10. What is foreshadowed in the author's discussion of government in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define, identify and analyze the theme of abuse in the narrative. How did the author describe being hospitalized? How did the abuse sustained by the author help to form her opinion of oppression in Islam? Who was responsible for the majority of the abuse the author sustained?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Ayaan's relationships and experiences in Somalia in 1990. How did faith play a role in Ayaan's life at this point? With whom did she share a romantic relationship and why did she end the affair? How did Ayaan's views on romantic relationships differ from those of her siblings?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Maryan Farah and Abeh's marriage to her in Chapter 9, "Abeh." How many daughters did Abeh have with his first wife? What were the laws like regarding divorce and marriage within the Islamic faith at this time? How did the children of Abeh's first wife feel about Ayaan and her siblings?

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