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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ayaan Hirsi Ali earn her MSc degree in?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) English Literature.
(c) Political Science.
(d) Biology.

2. In Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace," Ayaan's father had rushed off to join a coup against what?
(a) The Balinese government.
(b) The Somali government.
(c) The French government.
(d) The Sudanese government.

3. What was the name of Ayaan's half-sister through her father who was modern and wanted to live like the West?
(a) Jawahir.
(b) Arro.
(c) Ijaabo.
(d) Ijaabo.

4. Who was a Dutch Protestant Christian that befriended Ayaan during her time in the Netherlands?
(a) Johanna.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Rita.

5. Whose quotes did Ayaan claim to find in the Quran after the September 11 attacks in the U.S.?
(a) Salman Rushdie's.
(b) George W. Bush's.
(c) Osama Bin Laden's.
(d) Vincent van Gogh's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders," Ayaan began receiving her refugee allowances, and took language classes to start learning what language?

2. Ayaan was determined to escape and so she went to visit what person whom she helped rescue and bring into Kenya from the border of Somalia in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?

3. Ayaan learned that the family was looking for her through a letter from whom in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?

4. What did Ayaan's mother force her to tell her father the truth about in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

5. Ayaan experiences her first kiss in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance," but knows it is doomed, as he is from where?

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