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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. In Chapter 12, "Haweya," Ayaan received housing and moved into her new place with what other Somali woman seeking refugee status in Holland?
(a) Yasmin.
(b) Johanna.
(c) Ijaabo.
(d) Arro.

2. Where did Ayaan's new husband return to file for a visa for Ayaan in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) Finland.
(b) Canada.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

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

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

5. Ayaan received a residence permit within how much time of her arrival in the Netherlands?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 1 month.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did Ayaan and her sister leave their mother when they returned to Somalia in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?

5. When did the Somali Civil War begin?

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