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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Chapters 23 - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Malala's teacher that came to school hysterical over a dream she'd had about Malala in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?”
(a) Miss Hammeda.
(b) Miss Shazia.
(c) Madam Maryam.
(d) Miss Ulfat.

2. On what date did the Taliban in Pakistan succeed in blowing the face off of the Jehanabad Buddha?
(a) July 12, 1997.
(b) May 5, 2009.
(c) October 8, 2007.
(d) January, 3, 2009.

3. How old was Malala's mother when she began school (and also when she quit)?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Malala claims in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?” "I love physics because it is about" what?

2. Which of Malala's brothers does she refer to as "the chatterbox" in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?

3. 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?

4. Who was the local cleric in Ziauddin's home village that died as a result of the earthquake in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?

5. Who was the neurosurgeon that first examined Malala at the hospital in Peshawar in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?

(see the answer key)

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