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

2. Ayaan learned that the family was looking for her through a letter from whom in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
(a) Haweya Magen.
(b) Asha Artan.
(c) Mahad Magen.
(d) Osman Moussa.

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

4. In Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance," Mahad goes back where and the three women move into a house with a distant relative?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Somalia.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Kenya.

5. To what country did Ayaan's family move after leaving Ethiopia in Chapter Four, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was part of the Osman Mahamud clan and hosted Ayaan when she first arrived in Germany?

2. Ayaan experiences her first kiss in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance," but knows it is doomed, as he is from where?

3. Where does Ayaan decide to pursue refugee status in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?

4. What refers to a Somali gathering of elders to discuss and decide on an important matter?

5. At the end of Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," Ayaan's father escapes from prison and makes it where?

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