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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters 7 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Ziauddin's older brother who worked for years as a teacher at a local school in the village in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?
(a) Faiz Mohammad.
(b) Abdul Rashid.
(c) Saeed Ramzan.
(d) Usman Bhai Jan.

2. Who was the first female prime minister of Pakistan?
(a) Asia Bibi.
(b) Benazir Bhutto.
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(d) Tor Pekai.

3. Where was Osama bin Laden living when the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center occurred?
(a) Kandahar.
(b) Jamia Hafsa.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Spal Bandi.

4. How many people were killed as a result of the earthquake described by Malala in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) 73,000.
(b) 110,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 11,000.

5. Who is quoted in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You” as having said, "Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes"?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi.
(c) Faiz Mohammad.
(d) Major General Ghulam Qamar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the president of the Islami Jamaat-e-Talaba group when Ziauddin was in college?

2. What was the Richter Scale ranking of the earthquake that destroyed Malala's region in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?

3. Who became Ziauddin's mentor and lent him money so that he could attend college?

4. Under General Zia's Presidency in Pakistan, how much weight were judges supposed to give to a woman's testimony compared to the testimony of a man?

5. Who was the philanthropist that Ziauddin got to pay for him to produce leaflets about educating the poor in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?

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