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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. In Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance," Mahad goes back where and the three women move into a house with a distant relative?

2. Who, in addition to Ayaan's mother, beat her severely in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?

3. Where did Hirsi Magan Isse earn a degree in anthropology?

4. In Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace," Ayaan's father had rushed off to join a coup against what?

5. When was Ayaan Hirsi Ali born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Ayaan's marriage described in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? Where did she go following the wedding?

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

3. How does the author describe her first kiss and her relationship with Islam in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?

4. How is the marriage of Ayaan's grandmother described in Chapter 1, "Bloodlines"?

5. Who did Ayaan's father marry in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? Why?

6. How is the physical abuse the author withstood described in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?

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

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

9. How was the living situation described when the war broke out in Chapter 8, "Refugees"?

10. Where was Ayaan's family living in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"? How is this period described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Holland and Ayaan's first weeks there. How long did it take Ayaan to file for refugee status? Where did Ayaan find housing and with whom? What did Ayaan think of the helpfulness of the Dutch people?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Hirsi Magan Isse, Somali Salvation Democratic Front and the Somalian Revolution. Who was deposed during the revolution? How much power did Ayaan's father have politically? How did these events influence the ideas of Ayaan Hirsi Ali?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Ayaan's marriage to Osman Moussa. What rights did Ayaan have in deciding who to marry? How were the wedding ceremonies described? How did these customs differ from those of countries in the West? How did Ayaan feel about her marriage to Osman Moussa?

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