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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Ayaan describe having looked in the mirror and saying out loud that she did not believe in God in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?
(a) May, 2002.
(b) August, 2004.
(c) January, 1998.
(d) March, 2005.

2. Before leaving the country in Chapter 9, "Abeh," Ayaan's mother overheard her and Haweya discussing plans for Ayaan to do what?
(a) Move to America.
(b) Move to Haiti.
(c) Divorce her husband.
(d) Have a child.

3. In Chapter 13, "Leiden," Ayaan is disillusioned by the Somalis and their way of living in Holland, as they do what?
(a) Buy giant houses and pay others to take care of them.
(b) Squandor money and treat each other badly.
(c) Wear revealing clothing and drive fast cars.
(d) Waste everything and eat expensive food.

4. In August of what year did Ayaan officially become a Dutch citizen?
(a) 1997.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1995.

5. What refers to a Somali gathering of elders to discuss and decide on an important matter?
(a) Baarri.
(b) Hijab.
(c) Tolka.
(d) Hajj.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Ayaan's half-sister through her father who was modern and wanted to live like the West?

2. What is the first western country which Ayaan traveled to while waiting for her visa to Canada?

3. In January of what year did Ayaan learn her sister had died in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?

4. What distant relative living in Canada did Ayaan's father tell her she would marry in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

5. Chapter 9, "Abeh" begins in April of what year?

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