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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 - Chapter 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Hirsi Magan Isse born?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1944.

2. What is the name of Ayaan's mother in the book?
(a) Haweya Magen.
(b) Khadija Magen.
(c) Asha Artan.
(d) Ayeeyo Magen.

3. Ayaan Hirsi Ali sought and obtained political asylum in the Netherlands in what year?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1992.

4. Siad Barre was the military dictator and President of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1969 until what year?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1997.

5. In Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," Ayaan's family moved out of the city to what countryside village for a short time?
(a) Jeddah.
(b) Mogadishu.
(c) Matabaan.
(d) Nairobi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ayaan's brother in the narrative?

2. When she was eight, Hirsi Ali's family left Somalia for what country?

3. When did Ayaan's parents marry?

4. Where was Ayaan Hirsi Ali born?

5. In Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," the story focuses on Ayaan's early childhood memories growing up where with her mother, grandmother, brother, and sister?

(see the answer key)

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