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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times per day does Malala say her mother prays in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

2. Where was Osama bin Laden living when the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center occurred?
(a) Lahore.
(b) Jamia Hafsa.
(c) Spal Bandi.
(d) Kandahar.

3. Who was Malala's headmistress at school that told the students not to listen to the Radio Mullah in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?
(a) Miss Ulfat.
(b) Madam Maryam.
(c) Miss Shazia.
(d) Miss Hammeda.

4. What was the name of Nasir Pacha's wife in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?
(a) Ayesha.
(b) Aneesa.
(c) Jajai.
(d) Moniba.

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”?
(a) Miss Shazia.
(b) Miss Hammeda.
(c) Madam Maryam.
(d) Miss Ulfat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Malala Yousafzai born?

2. Who was Malala's kindergarten teacher?

3. How does Malala define the term "mufti" in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

4. What American young adult series does Malala describe reading with her friend Moniba in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?

5. Who was Ziauddin's former college rival that became a journalist in Islamabad and organized a conference on the Taliban situation in Swat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Malala describe the differences within the Muslim faith in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?

2. Where did Malala's family go for the Eid holiday in Chapter 4: “The Village”? How is this village described?

3. What conflict did Malala encounter with her religious teacher in Chapter 10: "Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat”? How did Malala's father advise her?

4. Why does Malala say that the Taliban leaders banned polio vaccines in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”? How did the citizens respond?

5. What does Malala say about conspiracies in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”? What is the impact of this statement?

6. How did Ziauddin reach a compromise regarding girls' education at his school in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

7. How does Malala introduce the reader to her world in the Swat Valley in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”? What are the roles of women in Malala's culture?

8. What is the story that Malala relates of Shabana in Chapter 12: “The Bloody Square”?

9. What is a "mufti"? Who was the mufti that attempted to cross Ziauddin in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?

10. How does Malala describe her first impressions of the Taliban members that began appearing in her village in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?

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