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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Hirsi Magan Isse earn a degree in anthropology?
(a) Leiden University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Valley Secretarial College.
(d) Columbia University.

2. When was Siad Barre born?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1905.

3. Siad Barre was the military dictator and President of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1969 until what year?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1976.

4. Where did Ayaan's mother decide to send her to study in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?
(a) Somalia.
(b) A Christian school.
(c) A Muslim girls' school.
(d) Germany.

5. What caused Ayaan's mother to become even more hostile toward others in Chapter Four, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?
(a) She had an affair.
(b) She got divorced.
(c) She had an abortion.
(d) She lost a child in stillbirth.

Short Answer Questions

1. When she was eight, Hirsi Ali's family left Somalia for what country?

2. In Chapter Four, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives," Ayaan attends school with whom?

3. How old was Ayaan in 1990?

4. What is the name of Ayaan's brother in the narrative?

5. What is the name of Ayaan's mother in the book?

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