1. What is the first western country which Ayaan traveled to while waiting for her visa to Canada?
(a) Holland.
(b) Germany.
(c) The U.S.
(d) Russia.

2. Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit" describes what length of time in which Ayaan lived in Somalia?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 2 years.

3. When was Siad Barre born?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1919.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the countryside in Somalia, and is sometimes used as a descriptive word in the book to explain people who are backwards or not modern nor progressive?

2. What British Indian novelist and essayist wrote the book "The Satanic Verses"?

3. When did the Somali Civil War begin?

4. Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace" starts with the family moving where?

5. In what year was Ayaan's family deported from Saudi Arabia immediately in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?

(see the answer key)

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