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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 decided he would rather stay home with Malala when the boys' schools reopened in Chapter 14: “A Funny Kind of Peace”?
(a) Khanjee.
(b) Jajai.
(c) Khushal.
(d) Afzal.

2. Who was the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates that visited Malala in the hospital in England during her recovery?
(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
(b) Abdullah bin Zayed.
(c) Sher Mohammad Baba.
(d) Faiz Mohammad.

3. What does Malka-e-Noor's name mean in English?
(a) Queen of Light.
(b) Sunrise.
(c) Rose petal.
(d) Cornflower.

4. What favorite board game did the Taliban ban during its reign in Pakistan, according to Malala in Chapter 10: "Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat”?
(a) Connect Four.
(b) Chutes and Ladders.
(c) Sorry!
(d) Carrom.

5. 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) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi.
(c) Major General Ghulam Qamar.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. How much money did the governor give to Ziauddin for Malala's treatment in Peshawar in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?

3. About how many schools had been destroyed by the Taliban at the end of 2008?

4. Who initially agreed to blog for the BBC before her father found out and forbade her in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”?

5. Who is the author of The Alchemist?

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