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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters 11 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first school blown up by the Taliban that Malala describes in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?
(a) Faiz Mohammad.
(b) Shawar Zangay.
(c) Salman Taseer.
(d) Usman Bhai Jan.

2. When was the dancer Shabana killed by the Taliban?
(a) June, 2009.
(b) September, 2008.
(c) January, 2009.
(d) May, 2009.

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

4. Who wrote the poem about Nazi Germany that Ziauddin carried in his pocket, according to Malala in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?
(a) Saidu Sharif.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi.
(c) Isaac Hertz.
(d) Martin Niemöller.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people were killed as a result of the earthquake described by Malala in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?

3. What does Malala say the population of Pakistan is today in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

4. Who was the leader of the Taliban fighters that moved into the Swat Valley in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?

5. What is the name of Malala's teacher whose husband had been killed by the Taliban while working as a police officer in Matta in Chapter 10: "Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat”?

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