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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 clan leader does Ayaan go to in order to gain permission to return to Somalia in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?
(a) Osman Moussa.
(b) Mohammed Bouyeri.
(c) Theo van Gogh.
(d) Farah Goure.

2. What is the name of Ayaan's brother in the narrative?
(a) Ahmed Magen.
(b) Mahad Magen.
(c) Hirsi Magen Isse.
(d) Farah Goure.

3. What is the name of Ayaan's grandmother whom she describes in Chapter One?
(a) Ijaabo.
(b) Haweya.
(c) Ayeeyo.
(d) Asha.

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

5. Where was it decided that Ayaan would go to await a visa to accompany her new husband in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) Germany.
(b) Canada.
(c) Russia.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Siad Barre born?

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

3. Siad Barre was the military dictator and President of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1969 until what year?

4. Who was Hirsi Megan's first wife?

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

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