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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country was Ayaan's family unable to enter after being deported from Saudi Arabia in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Iran.
(d) Sudan.

2. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Foreshadowing.

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

4. When did Theo van Gogh die?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1993.
(d) 2004.

5. What is the name of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's father?
(a) Mahad Magen.
(b) Hirsi Magan Isse.
(c) Theo van Gogh.
(d) Farah Goure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the SSDF stand for?

2. Who assassinated Theo van Gogh?

3. What is the capital of Kenya?

4. What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?

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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