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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters 5 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under General Zia's Presidency in Pakistan, how much weight were judges supposed to give to a woman's testimony compared to the testimony of a man?
(a) One quarter.
(b) Three fourths.
(c) One half.
(d) One third.

2. When was Malala Yousafzai born?
(a) July 12, 1997.
(b) October 8, 1995.
(c) October 18, 1998.
(d) May 5, 1997.

3. What is the name of Malala's father?
(a) Sharafat.
(b) Shabbaz.
(c) Ziauddin.
(d) Maulana.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ziauddin live with Nasir Pacha and his wife in Chapter 3: “Growing Up in a School”?

2. What does the word "badal" from Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You” translate to in English?

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

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

5. Who wrote the speech that Malala's father used in the speech contest that he won as a young man in Chapter 2: “My Father the Falcon”?

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