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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Ayaan in 1990?
(a) 20.
(b) 12.
(c) 23.
(d) 15.

2. 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) Swahili.
(c) Berber.
(d) Arabic.

3. When did the Somali Civil War begin?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1983.

4. 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?
(a) Fatwa.
(b) Tolka.
(c) Hajj.
(d) Miye.

5. In Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit," Ayaan again experienced a boyfriend relationship which plagues both of them with guilt, as he was also what?
(a) Canadian.
(b) American.
(c) Egyptan.
(d) Muslim.

Short Answer Questions

1. After her first husband died, Ayaan's mother requested and received a divorce then moved where?

2. Who in Ayaan's family rebels against all of the Islamic rules in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?

3. Where was Ayaan Hirsi Ali born?

4. What is the first western country which Ayaan traveled to while waiting for her visa to Canada?

5. Where did Hirsi Magan Isse earn a degree in anthropology?

(see the answer key)

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