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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 15 - Part III: Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Malala's kindergarten teacher?
(a) Miss Jajai.
(b) Miss Hammeda.
(c) Miss Shazia.
(d) Miss Ulfat.

2. Who is quoted in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You” as having said, "Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes"?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi.
(b) Faiz Mohammad.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Major General Ghulam Qamar.

3. What word does Malala use in Chapter 4: “The Village” to refer to her culture's evening prayers?
(a) Mohajirs.
(b) Makkam.
(c) Shayatin.
(d) Purdah.

4. Who was Fazlullah's spokesman that the Pakistan army claimed to have in custody in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?
(a) Ghulamullah.
(b) Muslim Khan.
(c) Sharafat Ali.
(d) Azaday Khan.

5. What toy did Malala believe her friend Safina had stolen from her in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?
(a) A toy cell phone.
(b) A Barbie doll.
(c) A Cabbage Patch doll.
(d) A teddy bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who initially agreed to blog for the BBC before her father found out and forbade her in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”?

2. What are the names of Malala's younger brothers?

3. When Malala's family returned to the Swat Valley in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows,” how long had they been away?

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 two denominations comprise Islam?

(see the answer key)

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