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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. What word does Malala use in Chapter 20: “Who Is Malala?” to describe "devils"?
(a) Shayatin.
(b) Makkam.
(c) Mohajirs.
(d) Purdah.

2. Where were Fazlullah's headquarters that the Pakistan army destroyed in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?
(a) Lahore.
(b) Imam Deri.
(c) Jamia Hafsa.
(d) Shawar Zangay.

3. Who was Ziauddin's friend that worked for the BBC in Peshawar in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”?
(a) Saidu Sharif.
(b) Saeed Ramzan.
(c) Abdul Hai Kakar.
(d) Azaday Khan.

4. What is the title of Part III of Malala's autobiography?
(a) I Am Afraid.
(b) Between Life and Death.
(c) Three Girls, Three Bullets.
(d) The Valley of Death.

5. The rulers of what country provided a jet for Malala's transfer to an English hospital?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Iran.
(c) United Arab Emirates.
(d) The United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Pakistani television series does Malala describe the people of her country being obsessed with in Chapter 17: “Praying to Be Tall”?

2. What is the approximate population of Karachi today?

3. What is the name of Madam Maryam's two-year-old daughter that she brought on the school trip in Chapter 19: “A Private Talibanization”?

4. On what date did Malala have her first trip outside of the hospital in Chapter 24: “They Have Snatched Her Smile”?

5. In the Pashtun folk story that features Gul Makai, what is the name of the boy she is in love with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Malala's family leave their home in Chapter 15: “Leaving the Valley”? Where did they go?

2. What incident led to the controversy surrounding Ziauddin's school in Chapter 19: “A Private Talibanization”?

3. How does Malala describe her family's return home in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”? How long had they been away?

4. What did Ziauddin encounter when he arrived at the hospital in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”?

5. Where was Malala taken in Peshawar in Chapter 21: “God, I Entrust Her to You”? Who treated her here?

6. How did the people of Malala's village explain the monsoons and their destruction in Chapter 16: “The Valley of Sorrows”?

7. How does Malala describe her filming for the New York Times in Chapter 13: “The Diary of Gul Makai”?

8. How does Malala describe her return to school in the Epilogue: “One Child, One Teacher, One Book, One Pen”? What are Malala's views on returning home?

9. How did Malala go about returning to school in Chapter 14: “A Funny Kind of Peace”?

10. Who claimed responsibility for the shooting of Malala? Why did they claim this action was committed?

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