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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The elders and Osman left without violence or threats, accepting that Ayaan's decision for what in Chapter 11, "A Trial by the Elders"?
(a) Murder.
(b) Investments.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Suicide.

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

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

4. What was the name of Ayaan's half-sister through her father who was modern and wanted to live like the West?
(a) Jawahir.
(b) Ijaabo.
(c) Ijaabo.
(d) Arro.

5. What did Ayaan's mother force her to tell her father the truth about in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) Her health.
(b) Her childhood.
(c) Her second marraige.
(d) Her first marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ayaan experiences her first kiss in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance," but knows it is doomed, as he is from where?

2. In Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," the story focuses on Ayaan's early childhood memories growing up where with her mother, grandmother, brother, and sister?

3. Theo van Gogh was related to what famous painter?

4. After the assassination of Theo van Gogh, Ayaan's security detail became even tighter and over how many days was she allowed minimal contact with friends or anyone in the outside world?

5. It was January of what year when Haweya came to stay with Ayaan in Chapter 12, "Haweya"?

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