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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the philanthropist that Ziauddin got to pay for him to produce leaflets about educating the poor in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?
(a) Shabbaz Sharif.
(b) Colonel Junaid.
(c) Faiz Mohammad.
(d) Azaday Khan.

3. How many times does Malala say her family moved by the time she was thirteen in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

4. What is the name of Ziauddin's friend who had become a government official in Peshawar and warned everyone about militant mullahs in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?
(a) Shabbaz Sharif.
(b) Abdul Hai Kakar.
(c) Abdul Rashid.
(d) Hidayatullah.

5. What was the name of the school that Ziauddin founded?
(a) Haji Baba High School.
(b) The Khushal School.
(c) Shawar Zangay.
(d) The Moniba School.

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

7. What favorite board game did the Taliban ban during its reign in Pakistan, according to Malala in Chapter 10: "Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat”?
(a) Sorry!
(b) Carrom.
(c) Chutes and Ladders.
(d) Connect Four.

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

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

10. What percentage of Pakistanis are Muslim today, according to Malala in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?
(a) 88%.
(b) 76%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 96%.

11. What organization for equal rights for Pashtuns did Ziauddin become general secretary of while he was in college?
(a) The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
(b) The Bengali Students Equality Forum.
(c) The Pakhtoon Students Federation.
(d) The Vital Voices Organization.

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

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

14. What organization claimed responsibility for the shooting of Malala Yousafzai?
(a) Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan.
(b) The Taliban.
(c) Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.
(d) Al-Qaeda.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Malala's mother when she began school (and also when she quit)?

3. On what day of a newborn child's life does the family traditionally celebrate in Malala's culture?

4. What landmark in Mingora became known as "Bloody Square" during the Taliban's occupation of the Swat District?

5. What does Malala describe as the class she struggled most with in school in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

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