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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 graduate with her master's degree in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?
2. On what date was Theo van Gogh shot?
3. When Ayaan filled out her official paperwork for refugee status, she changed her name from Ayaan Hirsi Megan to what?
4. Where did Haweya insist on going in order to be with their mom and around Muslims in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Ayaan lie about when seeking political asylum in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
2. What does the author say regarding life in the West in the book's Epilogue?
3. How does the author describe her return to Parliament in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo"?
4. Where did Ayaan decide to seek political asylum in Chapter 10, "Running Away"? Why?
5. Where did Ayaan travel when death threats became an issue in Chapter 15, "Threats"? How did she encounter politics on this trip?
6. What did Osman Moussa do when he arrived in Holland in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?
7. Describe the situation in which Ayaan went into hiding in Chapter 17, "The Murder of Theo." For how long was she allowed minimal contact with friends and family?
8. Where did the author describe taking a position in the Epilogue? Why?
9. What interactions did Ayaan have with her father and husband in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?
10. What does the author write regarding her decision to leave Holland in the Epilogue?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the settings of Mecca and Ethiopia. How does the author describe the political atmosphere of these settings during the late 1970s? Also discuss Ayaan's relationship with the Islamic faith during her childhood. What questions and doubts did Ayaan face?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the setting of Kenya and the Muslim Brotherhood. When was the Muslim Brotherhood first active? How did the Muslim Brotherhood influence the author? How does she describe her relationship to Islam during the period in which she lived in Kenya?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the family history of Ayaan Hirsi Ali. What was the importance of bloodlines and tribal alliances in Somalia as Ayaan was growing up? Why did her grandmother place importance on lineage? With whose side of her family was the author closest?
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