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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. In what year was Ayaan's family deported from Saudi Arabia immediately in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1984.

2. Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace" starts with the family moving where?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Ethiopia.

3. Ayaan's fears were allayed when she received what in Holland in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?
(a) An A-status refugee card.
(b) A Babe Ruth rookie card.
(c) A mother's day card.
(d) A valentines day card.

4. Where did Ayaan's mother decide to send her to study in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?
(a) Somalia.
(b) Germany.
(c) A Christian school.
(d) A Muslim girls' school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After her first husband died, Ayaan's mother requested and received a divorce then moved where?

2. In Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance," Mahad goes back where and the three women move into a house with a distant relative?

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

4. When was Siad Barre born?

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

(see the answer key)

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