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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Malala says that her ancestors arrived in Swat in what century in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?
(a) The seventeenth century.
(b) The twelfth century.
(c) The thirteenth century.
(d) The fifteenth century.

4. How old was Malala's mother when she began school (and also when she quit)?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

5. What years comprised the Soviet War in Afghanistan?
(a) 1965-1972.
(b) 1981-1988.
(c) 1989-1992.
(d) 1979-1989.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times per day does Malala say her mother prays in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?

2. What is the name of the village where Malala Yousafzai born?

3. When was Malala Yousafzai born?

4. What word does Malala use in Chapter 4: “The Village” to refer to her culture's evening prayers?

5. What organization for equal rights for Pashtuns did Ziauddin become general secretary of while he was in college?

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