1. Who, in addition to Ayaan's mother, beat her severely in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?
(a) A bus driver.
(b) A street vendor.
(c) A group of girls at school.
(d) Her religion teacher.

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

3. What is the name of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's father?
(a) Hirsi Magan Isse.
(b) Theo van Gogh.
(c) Farah Goure.
(d) Mahad Magen.

4. When was Hirsi Magan Isse born?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1972.

5. When she was eight, Hirsi Ali's family left Somalia for what country?
(a) Russia.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Kenya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ayaan and her sister flee when Somalia fell further into civil war and fighting spread to Mogadishu in Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit"?

2. What political party did Ayaan Hirsi Ali represent in the Dutch House of Representatives?

3. What does the SSDF stand for?

4. With the help of other clan members, Ayaan's family moved to a small apartment where in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?

5. Who assassinated Theo van Gogh?

(see the answer key)

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