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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. What is the title of Part II of I Am Malala?
(a) The Valley of Death.
(b) I Am Afraid.
(c) Three Girls, Three Bullets.
(d) Between Life and Death.

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

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

4. What high school was bombed by a suicide bomber in Malala's town on February 28, 2008?
(a) Shawar Zangay.
(b) Haji Baba High School.
(c) Spal Bandi High School.
(d) Jamia Hafsa High School.

5. What is the name of the village where Malala Yousafzai born?
(a) Spal Bandi.
(b) Mingora.
(c) Shangla.
(d) Gulkada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Jehanzeb College located that Ziauddin hoped to attend in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?

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

3. What years comprised the Soviet War in Afghanistan?

4. Who was Malala's chemistry teacher in high school in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

5. Who was the president of the Islami Jamaat-e-Talaba group when Ziauddin was in college?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What extracurricular activities did Malala participate in while in school in Pakistan?

3. How does Malala describe the role of the CIA in the Russian-Afghan War in Chapter 2: “My Father the Falcon”?

4. How were girls' schools impacted by the spread of the Taliban in 2008-2009, according to Malala in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?

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

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

7. What is one example of a contradiction in Malala's descriptions of herself in the autobiography?

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

9. How does Malala describe her relationship with her rural cousins in Chapter 4: “The Village”?

10. How does Malala describe the tribal feuds within the Swat Valley in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?

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