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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 is the first western country which Ayaan traveled to while waiting for her visa to Canada?
(a) The U.S.
(b) Holland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

2. What cousin had officiated as Ayaan's guardian at her secret wedding to her cousin?
(a) Ali Wersengeli.
(b) Mohammed Bouyeri.
(c) Osman Moussa.
(d) Salman Rushdie.

3. Where did Ayaan arrive with her mother, brother and sister and become stranded at the airport in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?
(a) Matabaan.
(b) Riyadh.
(c) Jeddah.
(d) Nairobi.

4. What did Ayaan give her mother before returning to Holland in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?
(a) A painting.
(b) A car.
(c) Money.
(d) Jewelry.

5. What refers to the countryside in Somalia, and is sometimes used as a descriptive word in the book to explain people who are backwards or not modern nor progressive?
(a) Hajj.
(b) Fatwa.
(c) Tolka.
(d) Miye.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ayaan's new husband return to file for a visa for Ayaan in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

2. Who ripped up the marriage certificate to Ayaan's secret marriage to her cousin in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

3. What was the name of Ayaan's half-sister through her father who was very religious and wore the veil?

4. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

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

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