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

2. In what year does Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace" begin?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1969.

3. What did Ayaan's mother force her to tell her father the truth about in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) Her childhood.
(b) Her second marraige.
(c) Her health.
(d) Her first marriage.

4. Chapter 9, "Abeh" begins in April of what year?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1982.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What cousin had officiated as Ayaan's guardian at her secret wedding to her cousin?

2. To what country did Ayaan's family move after leaving Ethiopia in Chapter Four, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?

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

4. In Chapter 14, "Leaving God," Ayaan visited her father where in the spring of 2000?

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

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