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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 did Ayaan's short film made with Theo van Gogh air on Dutch television?
2. Ayaan learned that the family was looking for her through a letter from whom in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
3. With whom did Ayaan stay upon arriving in Amsterdam in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
4. In Chapter 15, "Threats," Ayaan writes that when a major politician was shot and killed, she immediately thought it was a Muslim, but she was wrong, as it was actually who?
5. Ayaan was sent to a small town in what U.S. state when she went into hiding following the assassination of Theo van Gogh?
Short Essay Questions
1. When was Theo van Gogh killed in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"? What effect did his murder have on Ayaan's safety?
2. What political group did Ayaan begin working for after completing her degree in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?
3. What does the author write regarding her decision to leave Holland in the Epilogue?
4. Where did Ayaan travel when death threats became an issue in Chapter 15, "Threats"? How did she encounter politics on this trip?
5. How does the author describe a meeting with her father in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?
6. Where did Ayaan decide to seek political asylum in Chapter 10, "Running Away"? Why?
7. How does the author describe her relationship with her sister in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?
8. What were Ayaan's impressions of the West when she arrived in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
9. How does the author describe her return to Parliament in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"?
10. Where did Ayaan travel in the beginning of Chapter 10, "Running Away"? Who did she meet there?
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 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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss male and female circumcision in Somalia and the settings of Mogadishu and Matabaan. What is the purpose for circumcision in Somalia and other Islamic nations? Also discuss Ayaan's father's work in Chapter 2, "Under the Talal Tree." Where was Ayaan's father during this period?
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