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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. When Ayaan filled out her official paperwork for refugee status, she changed her name from Ayaan Hirsi Megan to what?
(a) Ayaan Hirsi Moussa.
(b) Ayaan Hirsi Farah.
(c) Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
(d) Ayaan Hirsi Isse.

2. What non-Muslim country did Ayaan's family gain entrance into after being deported from Saudi Arabia in Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace"?
(a) Somalia.
(b) Iran.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Ethiopia.

3. In Chapter 3, "Playing Tag in Allah's Palace," Ayaan's father had rushed off to join a coup against what?
(a) The Somali government.
(b) The French government.
(c) The Balinese government.
(d) The Sudanese government.

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

5. Where did Ayaan attend a secretarial course in Nairobi?
(a) The University of Chicago.
(b) Leiden University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Valley Secretarial College.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Siad Barre born?

2. Who encourages Ayaan's secret wedding to her cousin in Chapter 7, "Disillusion and Deceit"?

3. Hirsi Magan Isse was a part of Somalia's political elite and a leader in what earliest and most influential factions in the Somali Civil War?

4. What refers to a Somali gathering of elders to discuss and decide on an important matter?

5. What did Ayaan Hirsi Ali earn her MSc degree in?

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