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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the central religious text of Islam?
(a) The New Testament.
(b) The Old Testament.
(c) The Quran.
(d) The Sura.

2. When Ayaan filled out her official paperwork for refugee status, she changed her name from Ayaan Hirsi Megan to what?
(a) Ayaan Hirsi Moussa.
(b) Ayaan Hirsi Isse.
(c) Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
(d) Ayaan Hirsi Farah.

3. In Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," Ayaan's family moved out of the city to what countryside village for a short time?
(a) Matabaan.
(b) Mogadishu.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Jeddah.

4. What refers to an official level of education required in order to enter university in Holland?
(a) Propadeuse.
(b) Fatwa.
(c) Tolka.
(d) Hajj.

5. What cousin had officiated as Ayaan's guardian at her secret wedding to her cousin?
(a) Osman Moussa.
(b) Mohammed Bouyeri.
(c) Ali Wersengeli.
(d) Salman Rushdie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ayaan write back regarding her cousin to a young woman in Chapter 8, "Refugees"?

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

3. What was the name of Ayaan's half-sister through her father who was very religious and wore the veil?

4. What refers to a Somali gathering of elders to discuss and decide on an important matter?

5. Which of Ayaan's siblings did particularly well in school in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?

(see the answer key)

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