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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters 9 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first female prime minister of Pakistan?
(a) Asia Bibi.
(b) Tor Pekai.
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(d) Benazir Bhutto.

2. What is the Pashtun word for "falcon" that Malala's father used for a time as his last name?
(a) Makkam.
(b) Shaheen.
(c) Sharia.
(d) Shayatin.

3. What word does Malala use in Chapter 4: “The Village” to refer to her culture's evening prayers?
(a) Purdah.
(b) Makkam.
(c) Mohajirs.
(d) Shayatin.

4. Who wrote the letter that Ziauddin kept framed outside of his office, according to Malala in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi.
(b) Major General Ghulam Qamar.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Malala's father?

2. Who was the philanthropist that Ziauddin got to pay for him to produce leaflets about educating the poor in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?

3. On what day of a newborn child's life does the family traditionally celebrate in Malala's culture?

4. What does the word "Eid" translate to from Arabic?

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

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