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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Ayaan and her sister leave their mother when they returned to Somalia in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Ethiopia.

3. What clan leader does Ayaan go to in order to gain permission to return to Somalia in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?
(a) Theo van Gogh.
(b) Mohammed Bouyeri.
(c) Osman Moussa.
(d) Farah Goure.

4. In what year was Ayaan Hirsi Ali elected a member of the House of Representatives?
(a) 2003.
(b) 1998.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2007.

5. What refers to a Somali gathering of elders to discuss and decide on an important matter?
(a) Hijab.
(b) Baarri.
(c) Tolka.
(d) Hajj.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to an official level of education required in order to enter university in Holland?

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

3. In January 2003, the Liberal Party won what percentage of the vote?

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

5. In Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," Ayaan's family moved out of the city to what countryside village for a short time?

(see the answer key)

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