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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of Malala's younger brothers?
(a) Khanjee and Faiz.
(b) Khushal and Atal.
(c) Ziauddin and Atal.
(d) Akbar and Shaheen.

2. What did Malala's father believe to be the root of all of Pakistan's problems, according to Malala in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?
(a) Lack of education.
(b) Lack of natural resources.
(c) Religion.
(d) Government corruption.

3. During what years was General Zia President of Pakistan?
(a) 1978-1988.
(b) 1967-1981.
(c) 1976-1980.
(d) 1989-1992.

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

5. Who wrote The Satanic Verses?
(a) Paullo Coelho.
(b) Salman Rushdie.
(c) Akbar Khan.
(d) Mahatma Gandhi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What organization for equal rights for Pashtuns did Ziauddin become general secretary of while he was in college?

3. What was the name of the school that Ziauddin founded?

4. How many times per day does Malala say her mother prays in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?

5. Who was the first female prime minister of Pakistan?

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