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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapters 19 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mountain does Malala describe in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley” as "where Alexander the Great had reached up and touched Jupiter"?
(a) Mount Shangla.
(b) Mount Lahore.
(c) Mount Shasta.
(d) Mount Elum.

2. Who was the leader of the Taliban fighters that moved into the Swat Valley in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?
(a) Shabbaz Sharif.
(b) Maulana Khadim.
(c) Hidayatullah.
(d) Maulana Fazlullah.

3. What landmark in Mingora became known as "Bloody Square" during the Taliban's occupation of the Swat District?
(a) Green Square.
(b) Silver Lake.
(c) Green Gardens.
(d) White Square.

4. Who was accused of being part of a plot to blow up Musharraf ’s convoy in Rawalpindi in December 2003?
(a) Abdul Rashid.
(b) Saeed Ramzan.
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(d) Akbar Khan.

5. Malala says in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born” that her father named her after a folk heroine from what culture?
(a) The Pashtun people.
(b) The Mevlevi Order.
(c) The ancient Celts.
(d) The ancient Greeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the mufti that tried to shut down Ziauddin's school?

2. At whose home did Malala's family spend their first night after leaving the Swat Valley in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”?

3. During what years was Asif Zardari President of Pakistan?

4. Who was the Christian woman that was sentenced to death by hanging in November of 2010 for insulting the Muslim faith, according to Malala in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?

5. How much money did the Americans give as "blood money" for the civilians that Raymond Davis shot, according to Malala in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?

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