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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. After her first husband died, Ayaan's mother requested and received a divorce then moved where?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Jeddah.
(c) Mogadishu.
(d) Mecca.

2. Where did Ayaan take a short break and visit for awhile to let things settle down in Holland in Chapter 15, "Threats"?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) California.
(c) Montana.
(d) Alaska.

3. When did the Somali Civil War begin?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1987.

4. Ayaan Hirsi Ali sought and obtained political asylum in the Netherlands in what year?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1992.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who assassinated Theo van Gogh?

2. Into what Somali clan was Ayaan Hirsi Ali born?

3. Where did Hirsi Magan Isse earn a degree in anthropology?

4. A woman from where sends Ayaan a letter regarding her cousin in Chapter 8, "Refugees"?

5. In Chapter 13, "Leiden," Haweya became more religious due to her guilt over what?

(see the answer key)

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