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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hirsi Ali's father had studied abroad and was opposed to what traditional practice in Somalia?
(a) Dog fighting.
(b) Tattoos.
(c) Male circumcision.
(d) Female genital cutting.

2. Where did Ayaan attend a secretarial course in Nairobi?
(a) Leiden University.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) Valley Secretarial College.
(d) The University of Chicago.

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

4. What film did Theo van Gogh produce along with Ayaan Hirsi Ali?
(a) Brazil.
(b) 20/60.
(c) Submission.
(d) Infidel.

5. Who, in addition to Ayaan's mother, beat her severely in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?
(a) Her religion teacher.
(b) A bus driver.
(c) A street vendor.
(d) A group of girls at school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who encourages Ayaan's secret wedding to her cousin in Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit"?

2. Ayaan Hirsi Ali sought and obtained political asylum in the Netherlands in what year?

3. When was Ayaan Hirsi Ali born?

4. What political party did Ayaan Hirsi Ali represent in the Dutch House of Representatives?

5. In Chapter 8, "Refugees," Ayaan accompanies her cousin to the border to bring back his family and returns from a 3 week journey with over how many people?

(see the answer key)

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