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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When did General Musharraf seize power of Pakistan through a military coup d'etat?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1985.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1997.
2. What does the word "sabar" mean, as described in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Virginity.
(c) War.
(d) Patience.
3. What was the first school blown up by the Taliban that Malala describes in Chapter 11: “The Clever Class”?
(a) Faiz Mohammad.
(b) Usman Bhai Jan.
(c) Salman Taseer.
(d) Shawar Zangay.
4. On what date does Malala describe the earthquake occurring that devastated her region in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake” ?
(a) October 18, 2007.
(b) July 12, 1997.
(c) December 6, 2012.
(d) October 8, 2005.
5. What is the title of Part II of I Am Malala?
(a) Three Girls, Three Bullets.
(b) The Valley of Death.
(c) Between Life and Death.
(d) I Am Afraid.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who wrote The Satanic Verses?
2. Malala says that her ancestors arrived in Swat in what century in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”?
3. What is the name of Malala's father?
4. What is the Pashtun word for "falcon" that Malala's father used for a time as his last name?
5. What percentage of Pakistanis are Muslim today, according to Malala in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is a "mufti"? Who was the mufti that attempted to cross Ziauddin in Chapter 7: “The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School”?
2. How does Malala describe the earthquake that shook her village in Chapter 8: “The Autumn of the Earthquake”?
3. How does Malala introduce the reader to her world in the Swat Valley in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”? What are the roles of women in Malala's culture?
4. What is one example of a contradiction in Malala's descriptions of herself in the autobiography?
5. What customs regarding women in the village does Malala describe in Chapter 4: “The Village”?
6. How did the arrival of the Taliban impact barbers and beauticians in Chapter 9: “Radio Mullah”? Why?
7. What conflict did Malala encounter with her religious teacher in Chapter 10: "Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat”? How did Malala's father advise her?
8. How does Malala describe the role of the CIA in the Russian-Afghan War in Chapter 2: “My Father the Falcon”?
9. What led Malala to begin stealing her childhood friend's toys in Chapter 5 : “Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You”?
10. How does Malala describe the history of the Swat Valley in Chapter 1: “A Daughter is Born”? What is Swat's relationship to Pakistan?
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