1. Where did Ayaan's mother decide to send her to study in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?
(a) A Muslim girls' school.
(b) A Christian school.
(c) Somalia.
(d) Germany.

2. What term is used in the text to refer to a dutiful wife to her husband?
(a) Hijab.
(b) Fatwa.
(c) Miye.
(d) Baarri.

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

4. In January of what year did Ayaan learn her sister had died in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?
(a) 1995.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1998.

5. Who encourages Ayaan's secret wedding to her cousin in Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit"?
(a) Asha Artan.
(b) Ayeeyo.
(c) Aunt Khadija.
(d) Hirsi Magen Isse.

Short Answer 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?

2. When did Ayaan's short film made with Theo van Gogh air on Dutch television?

3. In Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders," Ayaan received a letter from her father requesting money for what?

4. What clan leader does Ayaan go to in order to gain permission to return to Somalia in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?

5. What is the name of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's father?

(see the answer key)

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