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

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

3. By the age of 10, Ayaan had lived in how many different countries with governments she does not believe were successful?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Four, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives," Ayaan attends school with whom?

2. What does the SSDF stand for?

3. What is the name of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's father?

4. What is the capital of Somalia?

5. What is the central religious text of Islam?

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