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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ayaan moved into a student house with how many other students in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?
(a) 11.
(b) 7.
(c) 16.
(d) 3.

2. It was January of what year when Ayaan's father told her she was to marry a distant relative in Chapter 9, "Abeh"?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1988.

3. Who assassinated Theo van Gogh?
(a) Jack Ruby.
(b) Osama bin Laden.
(c) Lee Harvey Oswald.
(d) Mohammed Bouyeri.

4. When was Theo van Gogh born?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1957.

5. When did Ayaan's short film made with Theo van Gogh air on Dutch television?
(a) August, 2004.
(b) September, 2003.
(c) July, 2001.
(d) November, 2005.

Short Answer Questions

1. What British Indian novelist and essayist wrote the book "The Satanic Verses"?

2. What was the name of Ayaan's half-sister through her father who was modern and wanted to live like the West?

3. 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?

4. In Chapter 14, "Leaving God," Ayaan visited her father where in the spring of 2000?

5. What is the name of Ayaan's mother in the book?

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