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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Ayaan describe having looked in the mirror and saying out loud that she did not believe in God in Chapter 14, "Leaving God"?
(a) August, 2004.
(b) March, 2005.
(c) May, 2002.
(d) January, 1998.

2. 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) Arabic.
(b) Berber.
(c) Oromo.
(d) Swahili.

3. When was Siad Barre born?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1928.

4. What prominent politician in the Liberal Party did Ayaan meet in Chapter 15, "Threats" who wanted her to join the party and run for Parliament?
(a) Farah Goure.
(b) Rita Verdonk.
(c) Neelie Kroes.
(d) Salman Rushdie.

5. What cousin had officiated as Ayaan's guardian at her secret wedding to her cousin?
(a) Osman Moussa.
(b) Salman Rushdie.
(c) Ali Wersengeli.
(d) Mohammed Bouyeri.

Short Answer Questions

1. After her first husband died, Ayaan's mother requested and received a divorce then moved where?

2. Which of Ayaan's siblings did particularly well in school in Chapter 5, "Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki"?

3. Where did Haweya insist on going in order to be with their mom and around Muslims in Chapter 13, "Leiden"?

4. Where did Ayaan and her sister leave their mother when they returned to Somalia in Chapter 6, "Doubt and Defiance"?

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

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