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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 favorite board game did the Taliban ban during its reign in Pakistan, according to Malala in Chapter 10: "Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat”?
(a) Sorry!
(b) Carrom.
(c) Connect Four.
(d) Chutes and Ladders.

2. In the Pashtun folk story that features Gul Makai, what is the name of the boy she is in love with?
(a) Musa Khan.
(b) Khanjee.
(c) Usman Bhai Jan.
(d) Aneesa.

3. What is the name of Malala's cousin that she shared a room with so that the cousin could attend school in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?
(a) Aneesa.
(b) Moniba.
(c) Ayesha.
(d) Asia Bibi.

4. What was the name of Nasir Pacha's wife in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?
(a) Moniba.
(b) Aneesa.
(c) Jajai.
(d) Ayesha.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Shakespearean play did Malala write a sketch about based on corruption in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

2. On what day of a newborn child's life does the family traditionally celebrate in Malala's culture?

3. 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”?

4. What does Malala say she wanted to be while all her friends wanted to be doctors in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

5. 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”?

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