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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters 9 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did Benazir Bhutto return to Pakistan after nine years in exile?
(a) January, 3, 2009.
(b) October 8, 2005.
(c) October 16, 2012.
(d) October 18, 2007.

2. What is the name of the festival celebrated yearly to commemorate the killing of the Prophet’s grandson Hussein Ibn Ali?
(a) Muharram.
(b) Shayatin.
(c) Purdah.
(d) Eid.

3. On what date does Malala describe the earthquake occurring that devastated her region in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake” ?
(a) July 12, 1997.
(b) December 6, 2012.
(c) October 18, 2007.
(d) October 8, 2005.

4. What Indian children's series was Malala's favorite program when her family got a television in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?
(a) Beyond the Call of Duty.
(b) A Second Life.
(c) Between Life and Death.
(d) Shaka Laka Boom Boom.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did General Musharraf seize power of Pakistan through a military coup d'etat?

2. How old does Malala say she was when the Taliban came to the valley where her family lived in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?

3. What two denominations comprise Islam?

4. What years comprised the Soviet War in Afghanistan?

5. What does Malka-e-Noor's name mean in English?

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