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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distant relative living in Canada did Ayaan's father tell her she would marry in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) Osman Moussa.
(b) Farah Goure.
(c) Theo van Gogh.
(d) Ali Wersengeli.

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

3. At the end of Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," Ayaan's father escapes from prison and makes it where?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Finland.
(c) Holland.
(d) Ethiopia.

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

5. In Chapter Four, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives," Ayaan attends school with whom?
(a) Scientologists.
(b) Mormons.
(c) Christians.
(d) Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did Ayaan live in Kenya growing up?

2. What caused Ayaan's mother to become even more hostile toward others in Chapter Four, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?

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

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

5. What clan leader does Ayaan go to in order to gain permission to return to Somalia in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?

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