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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters 7 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Jehanzeb College located that Ziauddin hoped to attend in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?
(a) Malakand.
(b) Gulkada.
(c) Jamia Hafsa.
(d) Saidu Sharif.

3. What years comprised the Soviet War in Afghanistan?
(a) 1981-1988.
(b) 1965-1972.
(c) 1979-1989.
(d) 1989-1992.

4. How many people in Pakistan lost their homes as a result of the earthquake described in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) About 1 million.
(b) About 3.5 million.
(c) About 2.5 million.
(d) About 1.3 million.

5. 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) Faiz Mohammad.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Major General Ghulam Qamar.
(d) Mahatma Gandhi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of Ziauddin's older brother who worked for years as a teacher at a local school in the village in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?

3. When did General Musharraf seize power of Pakistan through a military coup d'etat?

4. What is the Pashtun word for "falcon" that Malala's father used for a time as his last name?

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

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