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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ayaan study at college in Holland?
(a) Valley Secretarial College.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) Humboldt State University.
(d) Leiden University.

2. What political party did Ayaan Hirsi Ali represent in the Dutch House of Representatives?
(a) The Libertarian Party for Freedom.
(b) The Green Party.
(c) The Democratic Party of Freedom.
(d) The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.

3. What distant relative living in Canada did Ayaan's father tell her she would marry in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) Osman Moussa.
(b) Theo van Gogh.
(c) Ali Wersengeli.
(d) Farah Goure.

4. What in the Islamic faith is a juristic ruling concerning Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar?
(a) Baarri.
(b) Fatwa.
(c) Tolka.
(d) Miye.

5. What refers to an ancient juridical notion under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his or her own country may be protected by another sovereign authority, a foreign country, or church sanctuaries?
(a) Right of religion.
(b) Right of asylum.
(c) Right of detention.
(d) Right of passage.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When was Ayaan Hirsi Ali born?

4. Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit" describes what length of time in which Ayaan lived in Somalia?

5. What was the name of Ayaan's half-sister through her father who was very religious and wore the veil?

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