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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. What non-Muslim country did Ayaan's family gain entrance into after being deported from Saudi Arabia in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Somalia.
(d) Iran.

2. What is the term referring to the pilgrimage to Mecca that is obligatory upon all able Muslims?
(a) Baarri.
(b) Hajj.
(c) Miye.
(d) Fatwa.

3. What is the capital of Somalia?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Mogadishu.
(c) Riyadh.
(d) Nairobi.

4. In January of what year did Ayaan learn her sister had died in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?
(a) 1998.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2005.
(d) 1995.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In August of what year did Ayaan officially become a Dutch citizen?

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

3. Where was it decided that Ayaan would go to await a visa to accompany her new husband in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

4. Before leaving the country in Chapter 9, "Abeh," Ayaan's mother overheard her and Haweya discussing plans for Ayaan to do what?

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

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