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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. In Chapter 15, "Threats," Ayaan writes that when a major politician was shot and killed, she immediately thought it was a Muslim, but she was wrong, as it was actually who?
(a) An Asian gang member.
(b) A black musician.
(c) A white businessman.
(d) A white animal-rights activist.

2. When did Ayaan's father contact her to speak about faith and encourage her return to Islam in Chapter 16, "Politics"?
(a) December, 2000.
(b) April, 2006.
(c) June, 2001.
(d) May, 2004.

3. Where did Ayaan attend a secretarial course in Nairobi?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) The University of Chicago.
(c) Valley Secretarial College.
(d) Leiden University.

4. Whose quotes did Ayaan claim to find in the Quran after the September 11 attacks in the U.S.?
(a) Vincent van Gogh's.
(b) Osama Bin Laden's.
(c) Salman Rushdie's.
(d) George W. Bush's.

5. What refers to an ancient juridical notion under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his or her own country may be protected by another sovereign authority, a foreign country, or church sanctuaries?
(a) Right of passage.
(b) Right of religion.
(c) Right of detention.
(d) Right of asylum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What cousin had officiated as Ayaan's guardian at her secret wedding to her cousin?

2. What is the moral code and religious law of Islam?

3. Food permissible for Muslims is known as what?

4. Ayaan's fears were allayed when she received what in Holland in Chapter 10, "Running Away"?

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

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