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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What American young adult series does Malala describe reading with her friend Moniba in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”?
(a) Hunger Games.
(b) The Babysitter Club.
(c) The Lord of the Rings.
(d) Twilight.

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

3. What does Malala describe as the class she struggled most with in school in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?
(a) Literature.
(b) World History.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Biology.

4. About how many schools had been destroyed by the Taliban at the end of 2008?
(a) 300.
(b) 400.
(c) 200.
(d) 150.

5. Who was Malala's kindergarten teacher?
(a) Miss Shazia.
(b) Miss Hammeda.
(c) Miss Jajai.
(d) Miss Ulfat.

6. What Indian children's series was Malala's favorite program when her family got a television in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?
(a) A Second Life.
(b) Between Life and Death.
(c) Beyond the Call of Duty.
(d) Shaka Laka Boom Boom.

7. Malala says in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born” that her father named her after a folk heroine from what culture?
(a) The Pashtun people.
(b) The ancient Celts.
(c) The ancient Greeks.
(d) The Mevlevi Order.

8. What was the Richter Scale ranking of the earthquake that destroyed Malala's region in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
(a) 5.9.
(b) 7.3.
(c) 6.7.
(d) 7.6.

9. Where did the dancer Shabana live in Mingora?
(a) Banr Bazaar.
(b) Spal Bandi.
(c) Gulkada.
(d) Malakand.

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

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

12. During what years was Asif Zardari President of Pakistan?
(a) 1999-2003.
(b) 2009-2014.
(c) 2003-2005.
(d) 2008-2013.

13. Where were the women of the "Burqa Brigade" from, according to Malala in Chapter 10: "Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat”?
(a) Gulkada.
(b) Spal Bandi.
(c) Malakand.
(d) Jamia Hafsa.

14. What does the word "Eid" translate to from Arabic?
(a) Woman.
(b) Priest.
(c) Festival.
(d) Child.

15. What years comprised the Soviet War in Afghanistan?
(a) 1981-1988.
(b) 1979-1989.
(c) 1989-1992.
(d) 1965-1972.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Malala Yousafzai born?

2. What is the name of Malala's cousin that she shared a room with so that the cousin could attend school in Chapter 6: “Children of the Rubbish Mountain”?

3. What word does Malala use in Chapter 4: “The Village” to refer to her culture's evening prayers?

4. What toy did Malala believe her friend Safina had stolen from her in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?

5. What does Malka-e-Noor's name mean in English?

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