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

2. What non-Muslim country did Ayaan's family gain entrance into after being deported from Saudi Arabia in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Iran.
(d) Somalia.

3. Ayaan finishes school and becomes increasingly stricter in her religious activities as what movement becomes active in Kenya in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?
(a) The Blue Shield.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) NATO.
(d) The Muslim Brotherhood.

4. What is the term referring to the pilgrimage to Mecca that is obligatory upon all able Muslims?
(a) Miye.
(b) Fatwa.
(c) Baarri.
(d) Hajj.

5. In Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki," Ayaan attended school where she struggled with what new language as well as English?
(a) Oromo.
(b) Berber.
(c) Swahili.
(d) Arabic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the film produced by Theo van Gogh and Ayaan Hirsi Ali air?

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

3. What caused Ayaan's mother to become even more hostile toward others in Chapter Four, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?

4. What is the name of Ayaan's mother in the book?

5. Who, in addition to Ayaan's mother, beat her severely in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?

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