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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters 13 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the nation of Pakistan created?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1911.

2. Who was the president of the Islami Jamaat-e-Talaba group when Ziauddin was in college?
(a) Faiz Mohammad.
(b) Ihsan ul-Haq Haqqani.
(c) Abdul Hai Kakar.
(d) Sher Mohammad Baba.

3. 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) Mahatma Gandhi.
(b) Faiz Mohammad.
(c) Major General Ghulam Qamar.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

4. Where did Ziauddin live with Nasir Pacha and his wife in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?
(a) Gulkada.
(b) Spal Bandi.
(c) Abbottabad.
(d) Jamia Hafsa.

5. What magical object did the character Sanju have on Malala's favorite childhood television show?
(a) A magic stove.
(b) A magic carpet.
(c) A magic pencil.
(d) A magic brush.

Short Answer 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”?

2. What did Malala's father believe to be the root of all of Pakistan's problems, according to Malala in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?

3. What two denominations comprise Islam?

4. What was the first school blown up by the Taliban that Malala describes in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

5. Who wrote the poem about Nazi Germany that Ziauddin carried in his pocket, according to Malala in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

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