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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters 5 - 6.

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) Jamia Hafsa.
(d) Abbottabad.

2. 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) Asia Bibi.
(d) Ayesha.

3. What is the Pashtun word for "falcon" that Malala's father used for a time as his last name?
(a) Sharia.
(b) Shaheen.
(c) Makkam.
(d) Shayatin.

4. On what day of a newborn child's life does the family traditionally celebrate in Malala's culture?
(a) The second day.
(b) The fifth day.
(c) The seventh day.
(d) The third day.

5. What is the name of Malala's mother?
(a) Jajai.
(b) Benazir Bhutto.
(c) Tor Pekai.
(d) Shazia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Malala says in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born” that her father named her after a folk heroine from what culture?

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

3. During what years was General Zia President of Pakistan?

4. Who was Ziauddin's friend from his village that worked as an electrician and gave Ziauddin money when he was in college?

5. 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”?

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