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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arranged for the circumcisions of Ayaan and her siblings in Chapter Two, "Under the Talal Tree"?
(a) Ayeeyo.
(b) Mahmud.
(c) Asha Artan.
(d) Hirsi Magen Isse.

2. What is the capital of Kenya?
(a) Mogadishu.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Riyadh.

3. In Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki," Ayaan attended school where she struggled with what new language as well as English?
(a) Berber.
(b) Swahili.
(c) Arabic.
(d) Oromo.

4. Theo Van Gogh was a member of what Dutch republican society which advocates the abolition of the Dutch monarchy?
(a) The Democratic Party.
(b) The Communist Party.
(c) Republikeins Genootschap.
(d) The Parliamentary Party.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Theo van Gogh die?

2. To what country did Ayaan's family move after leaving Ethiopia in Chapter Four, "Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives"?

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

4. What is the capital of Somalia?

5. Where was Ayaan Hirsi Ali born?

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