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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance," Mahad goes back where and the three women move into a house with a distant relative?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Somalia.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

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

3. What is the name of Ayaan's mother in the book?
(a) Asha Artan.
(b) Haweya Magen.
(c) Khadija Magen.
(d) Ayeeyo Magen.

4. In Chapter 8, "Refugees," Ayaan accompanies her cousin to the border to bring back his family and returns from a 3 week journey with over how many people?
(a) 35.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 20.

5. What is the name of Ayaan's grandmother whom she describes in Chapter One?
(a) Ijaabo.
(b) Haweya.
(c) Ayeeyo.
(d) Asha.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 9, "Abeh" begins in April of what year?

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. What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?

4. At the end of Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree," Ayaan's father escapes from prison and makes it where?

5. Who was not pleased with the return of Ayaan's father and refused to speak to him in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the marriage of Ayaan's grandmother described in Chapter 1, "Bloodlines"?

2. How was the living situation described when the war broke out in Chapter 8, "Refugees"?

3. What led to Ayaan's return to Mogadishu in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"? Who granted her permission to go?

4. How did Ayaan's character develop in Chapter 8, "Refugees"? What is foreseen about the protagonist in this chapter?

5. Where was Ayaan's family living in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"? How is this period described?

6. Who attempted to prevent Ayaan's marriage in Chapter 9, "Abeh"? What happened?

7. Where did Ayaan's family move after leaving Saudi Arabia in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?

8. How does the author describe her father's return in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?

9. What did the author learn from looking back at her childhood in Chapter 4, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?

10. Who did Ayaan secretly marry in Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit"? How is this affair described?

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